President John Mahama has sworn in an eight-member committee, established to review the country’s 1992 constitution.
The committee’s membership includes:
- Prof. H Kwasi Prempeh – Chairman
- Justice Sophia Adinyirah – Member
- Prof. Kwame Karikari – Member
- Mrs. Charlotte Osei – Member
- Dr. Godwin Djokoto – Member
- Ibrahim Tanko Amidu – Member
- Dr. Esi Ansah – Member
- Dr. Rainer Akumperigeya – Secretary
Speaking at the swearing in ceremony at the Jubilee House on Thursday January 30, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine called on the committee members to perform their duties to the later, noting they had been carefully selected for the task.
“You have been carefully selected for this important work on behalf of our country. The easier part of the job is to follow the prescribed method for altering the constitution. The more challenging aspect, and I can say this without fear of contradiction, is to recommend substantive provisions to add to or replace elements of the current constitution,” he noted.
Also speaking at the ceremony, President Mahama highlighted the rationale behind the formation of the comittee stating that the constitution is not a sign of failure, but rather a recognition of the country’s progress.
According to him, “The call for constitutional reform is not an admission of failure, but an acknowledgment of progress, a recognition that our democracy must be dynamic, responsive, and ever attuned to the needs of our people.”
