IMANI Africa founder Franklin Cudjoe has used the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to highlight differences between the United Kingdom’s parliamentary system and Ghana’s presidential model.
Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the governing Labour Party and is expected to remain caretaker prime minister until a new party leader is elected on June 22, 2026.
The transition process is expected to be completed before Parliament returns from its summer recess in September.
Reacting to the development, Cudjoe said the UK system allows governing parties to replace leaders who have lost the support of their own members without waiting for a national election.
“How I wish we operated the UK system of Parliamentary democracy,” he wrote on social media.
According to him, such a system can provide a mechanism for changing leaders when they become difficult for their parties to manage.
“We would be better off and not suffer for 8 years in someone’s hell kitchen if he or she becomes uncontrollable,” he stated.
Cudjoe, however, noted that the parliamentary model also has advantages for leaders who maintain public and party support, as they can remain in office until voters decide otherwise.
Referring to recent political developments in the UK, he observed that the country has had seven prime ministers in the last decade.
He ended his post by asking followers whether they believe President John Dramani Mahama will contest the 2028 presidential election.
“Do you guys think Mahama will run in 2028? I’m still not getting a definite ‘no’,” Cudjoe wrote.
