Prof. Prempeh calls for public review of draft constitutional reform bills
The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh, has urged the government to publish draft bills on proposed constitutional reforms for public review before they are finalised. He said the implementation process should allow for further input from political parties, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to build […]
Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has called on the government to make draft bills on proposed constitutional reforms available for public scrutiny prior to finalization. He emphasized that the implementation process should incorporate further input from political parties, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to achieve a broad consensus on the reforms.
During a stakeholder dialogue on the Constitutional Reform Implementation Process, organized by the Citizens' Platform on Constitutional Reform with assistance from the British High Commission, Prof. Prempeh cautioned against accelerating the process without achieving wider agreement. He stated, "Even a proposal that many might consider worthwhile will fail to reach the finish line.
A reform that collapses after so much public expenditure, time and effort is not a saving of time." Prempeh warned that consensus built early is significantly more cost-effective than consensus formed at a later stage.
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