DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i08.025

Pages: 1671-1677

Democracy as a system of government has warmly been accepted by many scholars, leaders and inhabitants of today’s contemporary world. Ghana’s successes in its democracy are highly recommendable throughout Africa and the world. However, Ghana’s democratic success cannot be emphasized without taking into consideration the contribution of the various political parties in the country. This research focused on the criteria for selecting party leaders as a challenge to internal party democracy within the National Democratic Congress in Ghana since the fourth republic. Using the stratified sampling technique, a nationwide survey with eligible voters of the party were surveyed using questionnaires. Despite party leadership outlined as a challenge, it can confidently be concluded that the level of leadership selection as an internal party democracy within the National Democratic Congress has grown since Ghana’s fourth republic and can be compared with other political parties in Ghana per the findings of this study.