This paper is the sixth in a series of publications aimed at addressing the severe challenges posed to Ghana's effort at national development and cohesion by the practice of “Winner-Takes-All” (WTA) politics. It discusses WTA politics, highlighting its dangers such as the conferment of excessive powers on the president, marginalization of perceived political opponents and the feeling of exclusion from the governance process by those who do not belong to the government/ruling party. It reviews the performance of Ghana's current Council of State as a potential countervailing constitutional arrangement to bridle the excessive powers of the executive and promote inclusive politics. The paper finally makes recommendations to strengthen the Council of State as an effective check on the powers of the executive and mechanism for promoting inclusive politics in Ghana.
Winner-Takes-All, Politics, Inclusivity, Council of State, Ghana, 1992 Constitution
