President John Mahama has sworn in the eight-member committee he has established to review the country’s 1992 constitution.
At a ceremony held at the Jubilee House on Thursday last week, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine urged the committee members to perform their duties excellently, 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 said in his address.
President Mahama stated that the move to review the constitution is not a sign of failure, but rather a recognition of the country’s progress.
He said, “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.”
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
