By Mavis Paintsil, Jowulu
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), in collaboration with the STAR-Ghana Foundation and Democracy Hub, has launched the CSO Platform on Constitutional Reform to push for a comprehensive review of the country’s 1992 Constitution.
The platform, launched with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom, aims to mobilize citizens and civic groups to participate in the ongoing constitutional reform process.
It will serve as a hub for dialogue, advocacy, and collaboration, ensuring that the voices and priorities of citizens are reflected in the reform outcomes.
Speaking at the launch, Dr. Kojo Asante, Director of Policy Engagement and Partnerships at CDD-Ghana, described the initiative as a “formal beginning of a struggle” to reimagine Ghana’s governance system and reduce the executive’s excessive dominance.
He emphasized that constitutional reform is long overdue, citing repeated attempts to amend the constitution without success over the past three decades.
“We’ve been trying to amend the Constitution for a very, very long time,” Dr. Asante said. “We all have been sort of put out by the problems that we think we have with our current governance architecture – the dominance of the executive presidents.”
The launch was attended by notable figures, including the Head of Political Security and Governance, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK, Hooman Nouruzi; Executive Director of IDEG, Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey; and a representative of Star-Ghana Foundation, Dr. Esther Offei-Aboagye.
The platform’s launch comes amid concerns about the concentration of power in the executive arm of government and the need for greater accountability and transparency in governance.
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