CRIC must ensure consensus is reached before amendment bills are drafted – Dr Asante
Director of Policy Engagement and Partnerships at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, has urged the Constitution Review Implementation Committee (CRIC) to build consensus among stakeholders before drafting bills to amend the country’s Constitution.
Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, Director of Policy Engagement and Partnerships at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has urged the Constitution Review Implementation Committee (CRIC) to build consensus among stakeholders before drafting amendment bills for the country’s Constitution. According to Asante, the committee must establish a mechanism to resolve disagreements and consider counter-proposals to ensure that the constitutional reform process enjoys broad public legitimacy.
The CRIC, established with a mandate to translate the government’s position paper into concrete constitutional reforms, is currently faced with a lack of clarity regarding its precise mandate, as suggested by a communication from the Attorney-General.
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