Ghana in Search of Regional Integration Agenda 21 eliminate the propensity to self destruct through the destabilisation of domestic governance systems of the individual countries as manifested throughout its history. A sustained democratic governance system at the domestic level will give the needed platform for the promotion of a sustainable integration process. Ghana has achieved this and therefore can be confidently counted among the leading countries (South Africa, Botswana, Mali and Senegal) in the integration agenda. It however behoves on its leadership to avoid the radical approach which tends to generate mistrust(as was suggested to be the case during Kwame Nkrumah's era) but rather encourage the various sectors of the country and her West African neighbours to be part of the process. This will eliminate the challenges of a purely government led integration campaign which will ultimately encourage the employment of the “people led” approach which has a better chance of success as has been demonstrated by the European Union experience such as populous decision-making actions like a referendum. Recommendations One is inclined to agree with Kaplan's 41 assertion that the established institutions for integrating the region ought to be empowered to supervise the individual government's activities towards integration. It is imperative that the autonomy of the individual states should not be undermined if the integration agenda is to be successful. The European success story should serve as a model in the integration efforts. Also, the organs of the institution should be encouraged to speed up the integration agenda by sustainably providing them with the requisite resources which must be managed in accordance with business enterprise norms. 42 This can be done if the efforts and synergies of all the numerous regional organisations in a particular region are merged in the mandate of just one organisation. This will gradually erode the issue of divided loyalty and duplicity of roles as well as ensure the political commitment of the various national leaders. Conclusion The quest for regional integration among the states of Africa cannot be allowed to be derailed if the region wishes to globalise on more favourable terms than it is currently enduring. The successful integration of the states of Africa, whether as a continent or at the sub-regional level, depends on the commitment and efforts of the individual States. However, the stability of the domestic environments within the individual states constitutes a very significant precursor to the success of the regional 41 Kaplan Seth, op.cit., 2005, 29:4. pp. 81-97. 42 Adebayo Adedeji, op. cit., 2002. p. 6.