Tag Archives: CONSTITUTION

The Co-Founder of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof. Agyemang-Duah, has called on the government to review the constitution to ensure that democracy takes place at the grassroots level. According to him, if such a measure is taken, it will help to equip the grassroots with the essence of …

Former Member of Parliament and lawyer, Inusah Fuseini, has strongly advocated for the impeachment of President Nana Akufo-Addo, citing his alleged breaches of the Constitution. Fuseini’s comments came in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling, which declared the President’s decision to compel former Auditor General Daniel Domelovo to go on …

Mali’s ruling government has announced that a long-awaited referendum on a new constitution would be held in the West African nation on June 18. The referendum is a major milestone on the road to elections promised for February 2024, after a coup in May 2021. Government spokesperson Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga …

A former Chairman of the Legal Constitutional Committee of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, is calling for the abolishment of Article 71 as inherent in the constitution of Ghana. Article 71 of the Constitution of Ghana, spells out that the salaries and allowances of Article 71 office holders, be determined by the President, on the …

During a ceremony to swear in three members of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), President Akufo-Addo urged caution in the ongoing national debate over amending Ghana’s Constitution. He cautioned against wholesale or limited amendments, noting that “the Constitution has provided the bedrock for the longest uninterrupted, stable period …

Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called for a new constitutional order that would place a cap on the number of ministers appointed by the President. His call follows demands by the Minority caucus in Parliament for President Nana Akufo-Addo to downsize his government in the wake of the …

A member of the Council of State, Sam Okudzeto, has suggested that the framers of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana got it wrong when they stated that Members of Parliament (MPs) could simultaneously serve as ministers of state. According to him, MPs working at the same time as ministers of state make them …

Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, a former MP for Tamale Central, has stated that the 1992 Constitution of Ghana does not give room for Article 71 officeholders to be paid what is known as ex-gratia. He indicated that it is only retirement benefits that these public servants are entitled to thus after their …

Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, one of the sons of the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has explained why he voted “No” in a referendum that approved the 1992 Constitution. On April 28, 1992, Ghanaians went to the polls to vote for a new Constitution to mark the end of the …

A Senior Research Fellow in History and Politics at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Ghana, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has linked the ruling of the Supreme Court in the matter of the constitutionality of a sit-in Speaker of Parliament to vote or not, to military takeovers. In a …