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.