{
  "id": 10925319,
  "title": "Prof. Prempeh urges gov’t to publish draft bills of constitutional reforms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/prof-prempeh-urges-govt-to-publish-draft-bills-of-constitutional",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:06:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/prof-prempeh-urges-govt-to-publish-draft-bills-of-constitutional-reforms/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh, has called on the government to release draft bills on proposed constitutional reforms for public scrutiny prior to their completion. He emphasized that the process of implementation should incorporate additional input from political parties, civil society organizations, and other relevant stakeholders to foster a wide consensus on the reforms.\n\nSpeaking at a stakeholder dialogue on the Constitutional Reform Implementation Process, organized by the Citizens' Platform on Constitutional Reform with the support of the British High Commission, Prof. Prempeh cautioned against hastening the process without ensuring broader agreement. He cautioned that even a proposed change deemed beneficial could ultimately fail if consensus is not secured early on. \"A reform that collapses after significant public expenditure, time and effort is not a conservation of time,\" he warned. \"Consensus formed early is far more cost-effective than consensus that is formed later.\"",
  "summary": "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 […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Prof. Prempeh calls for public review of draft constitutional reform bills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/prof-prempeh-calls-for-public-review-of-draft-constitutional-reform",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:28:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}