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“We need to look at our constitution again” – John Mahama advocates for constitutional review

He underscored the need to revisit Ghana’s constitution to prevent similar conflicts in the future, calling for a stronger governance framework that can effectively address the nation’s evolving challenges.

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The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has characterized the recent suspension of four Members of Parliament by Speaker Alban Bagbin as a sign of a deepening crisis in Ghana’s political sphere.

Mahama raised concerns about the state of the nation’s democracy, pointing to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to stay Speaker Bagbin’s ruling, which led to the indefinite suspension of Parliament on Tuesday, October 22.

Speaking at the 80th anniversary celebration of the St. Joseph the Worker Anglican Church in Accra on Sunday, October 27, Mahama commended Bagbin for his management of the tense situation in Parliament.

“Recently, you saw what happened in parliament. We almost had a constitutional crisis. But for the mature handling of the Speaker in suspending the House, there could have been a clash between the judiciary and our Parliament. And so our government is in crisis” he noted.

He underscored the need to revisit Ghana’s constitution to prevent similar conflicts in the future, calling for a stronger governance framework that can effectively address the nation’s evolving challenges.

“We need to reset, we need to restart, we need to look at our constitution again, we need to revise it and plug the loopholes and make it clearer so that in future we don’t have the kinds of issues that we have. Our attitudes are in crisis” he said.

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