Ghana in Search of Regional Integration Agenda 63 Government and their reluctance to show commitment to institutional enhancement through the ceding of the necessary powers to the technocrats to effect the all important changes are issues that the representatives must work on. In this area of activity, the Ghanaian parliamentarians, particularly those who are delegates to the Community Parliament, must constitute themselves into instruments of change, spearhead a process within the ECOWAS institutions based on the conviction that meaningful economic development and political transformation can occur through their intervention. They must galvanise civil society groups across the sub-region to appreciate their input and this should be tackled across the entire sub-region; induce commitment in other national parliaments through inter-Committee interactions, issuance of joint programs and common positions, and solidarity messages on important national, sub-regional and international issues. The benefits for the country will be realised from the absolute gains that will accrue to the community as a whole and not individual actors working for relative gain. This is the essential logic between state actors in cooperative ventures at the international level. Conclusion The study set out to examine the regional integration agenda from the perspective of the role of Ghana's representatives or parliamentarians in these processes. Important questions were asked pertaining to their roles in the integration process and the strategies that the representatives can employ to be actively engaged. The objectives the Ghanaian state seeks to achieve, the contributions that the country's representatives have made, and the challenges they have encountered in their activities within the national and Community parliaments were also examined. Cognisance is also taken of the undercurrents that underpin the establishment of the ECOWAS, the past record and achievements of the organisation and the transformations taking place currently. It has also demonstrated the strategic path for the Ghanaian lawmaker in terms of choices and planning in order to take advantage of the benefits of integration. It is recommended that our representatives adopt a more proactive role, a positive mindset, employing the assets of the country both in material terms and in value orientation. Their theatre of operation should go beyond the Ghanaian society and be situated within the ambit of regional politics and diplomacy. The leadership skills, values and patriotic credentials of the Ghanaian within the historical and contemporary setting of Africa and globally should provide the representatives, who are the ambassadors of integration, to achieve concrete benefits for the country.
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