Democracy without Dividends? Governance expert warns citizen apathy could endanger Ghana’s democratic future

Governance expert Kwaku Antwi-Boasiako has issued a stark warning that Ghana’s democracy faces a growing threat not from coups or violent uprisings, but from increasing citizen apathy fuelled by economic hardship, unemployment, corruption, and unmet expectations. Speaking at a public forum organised by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences on the theme “Democracy Without Dividends: Why Citizen Apathy Threatens Ghana’s Democratic Future,” Mr Antwi-Boasiako argued that democracy loses its strength when citizens no longer believe it improves their lives. “Democracy does not suddenly collapse through coups or popular uprisings. It often decays quietly through citizen apathy,” he told participants at the June 3 event.