Ghana in Search of Regional Integration Agenda 60 Ghana's Representatives and the Community Parliament: The second layer of activity with its inherent challenges as well as opportunities for strategic planning relates to Ghana's representatives, the lawmakers and their role in the integration process. The general movement within and between states, both internationally and locally, seems to be the deepening and enhancement of democracy and the development of democratic institutions. Ghana, as stated earlier, has been in the forefront of the push for democratisation in the sub-region. Since the advent of the Fourth Republic in 1993, the country has successfully organised five general and presidential elections. Besides, changed hands to the opposition peacefully on two occasions in 2001 and 2009. Despite the imperfections, the political system has displayed resilience and consolidation of the institutions that can affect democratic practice in the sub-region. The important challenge though is how Ghana can positively impact on governance arrangements in other member countries through her parliamentary representatives in the various theatres of operation, such as the Community Parliament of the ECOWAS. The pre-occupation should be how to cultivate the democratic culture in the sub-region, consolidate good governance in the corporate environment, thus industrial and financial institutions. It also require the provision of a more secure political environment that support civil-military relations based on a well-functioning system of civilian control of the military, and towards the overall enhancement of peaceful negotiations in conflict situations through the application of diplomacy. In the current scheme of things, most of the member states of ECOWAS are yet to fully adopt the basic essentials of democratic rule, some having just emerged from the throes of destructive civil conflicts and others unable or unwilling to play by the rules of democratic governance. The results of elections in neighbouring Togo and Nigeria, the delay in presidential elections in Cote d'Ivoire, and governance challenges in countries such as Guinea and Gambia are a testimony to the long journey ahead. Yet, there are some which have competently displayed the same level of democratic maturity in recent elections. Among this latter category include Benin and Senegal and to some extent, Sierra Leone. The Ghanaian Parliament must be interested in following events in these countries since the furtherance and deepening of democracy in the member states enhances the chances for peace and stability within the sub-region. There is no gainsaying the fact that peace and development are bedfellows and hence the necessity to ensure that both are attained at both the national and community levels. It is therefore encouraging news that the principal instrument for further enhancing the democratic culture in the sub-region, the Community Parliament, is to undergo some restructuring. The important aspect of this transformation is the idea of commencing with direct universal adult suffrage in elections to the Parliament.