Ghana’s Opposition Backs Some Constitutional Changes and Rejects the Process That Produced Them
Ghana's opposition New Patriotic Party set out its position on the constitution review on 17 September 2026, backing several changes while rejecting the process as partisan. The post Ghana’s Opposition Backs Some Constitutional Changes and Rejects the Process That Produced Them appeared first on The Rio Times .
The New Patriotic Party in Ghana's opposition has presented its stance on constitutional changes proposed in a review of the 1992 constitution. The party supports certain individual amendments while rejecting the review process itself as partisan. The party's position coordinator, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, outlined their position, expressing disagreement with expanding the parliament and introducing a five-year presidential term as the most significant changes affecting power balance.
The party also opposes members of parliament serving as ministers or deputy ministers, limiting ministerial positions to 60, and preventing MPs from sitting on public boards and procurement bodies. The changes comprise amendments to 147 of 299 articles and the addition of 59 new provisions, signifying a substantial overhaul of the constitution.
The party contends that, in the absence of a constituent assembly, they will not support a government-led modification. This procedural objection stems from the lack of a constituent assembly mechanism to adopt the proposed changes.
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