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 the issue,” he said, emphasising that the public should have a say in such fundamental decisions.
He further noted that these constitutional questions are not new and have been previously raised in Ghana’s political discourse. According to Vormawor, the classification of constitutional provisions should be open to negotiation through political processes, but core decisions like term length must ultimately involve direct citizen participation.
The activist’s remarks underscore ongoing debates about the balance of power between Parliament, the Presidency, and the Ghanaian electorate in shaping constitutional reform.