President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Cabinet will meet on Friday, July 10, to consider and finalise the Government’s Position Paper on the Constitutional Review, marking a major step towards implementing proposed reforms to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The meeting comes about seven months after the H. Kwasi Prempeh-led Constitutional Review Committee submitted its report to the Presidency.
President Mahama made the disclosure during a brief ceremony at the Presidency to bid farewell to the outgoing Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, Simone Giger.
According to the President, once Cabinet approves the position paper, the Attorney-General and legal counsel will spend about one to two weeks consolidating the document before it is forwarded, together with the Constitutional Review Committee’s report, to the Constitutional Review Implementation Committee to begin the implementation process.
“Cabinet is scheduled to meet on Friday to finalise the Government’s Position Paper on the Constitutional Review,” President Mahama said.
“Once Cabinet concludes its work, the Legal Counsel and the Attorney-General will take approximately one or two weeks to consolidate the document. Thereafter, together with the report of the Constitutional Review Committee, the Government Position Paper will be handed over to the Constitutional Review Implementation Committee to commence the implementation process.”
President Mahama described the 1992 Constitution as one of Ghana’s finest constitutional documents, noting that it has provided the foundation for the country’s longest-running democratic dispensation under the Fourth Republic.
“The 1992 Constitution has served Ghana exceptionally well. It remains one of the finest constitutions our country has had,” he said.
“It has provided the foundation for the Fourth Republic, which has endured longer than any previous republic in our nation’s history.”
The President stressed that the objective of the review is not to replace the Constitution but to strengthen it to meet Ghana’s evolving governance needs.
“We therefore believe that any amendments to the Constitution should strengthen it further and ensure that it remains a living document capable of serving Ghana effectively for the next three decades and beyond,” he added.
The Constitutional Review process is expected to examine proposals aimed at improving governance, strengthening democratic institutions and ensuring the Constitution remains responsive to the country’s changing political, social and economic realities.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
