{
  "id": 20173268,
  "title": "Consider midterm election if you want to extend presidential term from four to five years — Akyem Muosohene",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/consider-midterm-election-if-you-want-to-extend-presidential-term",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T12:10:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/consider-midterm-election-if-you-want-to-extend-presidential-term-from-four-to-five-years-akyem-muosohene/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Osabarima Dr Owusu Beyeeman, the Akyem Muoso, has expressed concerns about extending the presidential and parliamentary term from four to five years. He warns that this could be dangerous for Ghana's young democracy if measures to check accountability are not put in place. Osabarima Beyeeman believes that such a term could be a \"short-lived nightmare\" for Ghanaians if the president is non-performing.\n\nHe stresses the importance of introducing a midterm election in Ghana to ensure accountability and safeguard the nation's development. Osabarima Beyeeman says, \"If you have a bad president, one year can be hell, but if you have a good president, five years may not even be enough.\" He proposes that a midterm election should be held halfway through the five-year term to evaluate the president's performance. This would allow voters to either maintain or reduce the executive's powers based on the president's effectiveness.\n\nOsabarima Dr Owusu Beyeeman also touched on his own development plan for Akyem Muoso, which was launched in 2025. About 40% of the ten-year plan, covering infrastructure, security, education, sanitation, and reclamation among other sectors, has already been implemented.",
  "summary": "Chief of Akyem Muoso Osabarima Dr Owusu Beyeeman says extending the presidential and parliamentary term from four to five years without putting measures to check accountability may be catastrophic to Ghana's young democracy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Akyem Muoso chief calls for midterm elections if presidential term is extended to five years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/akyem-muoso-chief-calls-for-midterm-elections-if-presidential-term-is",
        "published": "2026-11-15T11:08:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}