Author: Esi Abokomah

Constitutional activist Oliver Barker Vormawor has voiced disagreement with a key recommendation from the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) regarding presidential term modifications. Speaking on Point of View with Bernard Avle, Vormawor argued that decisions on the length of the presidential term should be decided by the public through a referendum rather than solely by Parliament. Vormawor explained that while the CRC’s framework classifies issues as “entrenched” or “semi‑entrenched,” allowing Parliament to amend some matters, questions about whether a term should last four or five years directly affect citizens’ rights. “You can’t say put two‑term under referendum and then not debate…

Constitutional law expert Henry Kwasi Prempeh has clarified the often-blurred distinction between a committee and a commission in Ghana’s governance framework, saying the difference has implications for procedure, accountability and outcomes. Speaking on Point of View with Bernard Avle, Prempeh, chairman of the current Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), said the terms are frequently used interchangeably but are not the same in law. He explained that unlike the first Constitutional Review Commission, which was established through a constitutional instrument (C.I.), the current CRC was set up without a specific legal instrument. “The earlier commission was created pursuant to a C.I., which…