Bagbin calls for constitutional overhaul, says 'there are too many defects in it'

Accra, Ghana - Speaker of Parliamen, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has urged for a comprehensive overhaul of Ghana's 1992 Constitution, citing growing disillusionment with democracy among the youth.

Speaking at the University of Ghana Alumni Lecture in Accra, Bagbin expressed concern over Afrobarometer's 2024 report, which reveals increasing dissatisfaction with democracy among Ghanaian youth.

“The focus of the first brains behind drafting this constitution was to achieve political stability. If my guess is right, I must admit we have succeeded in doing just that at the expense of development. We now have to move on to focus on development. I don’t need to call on, but we must take up a constitutional transformation.”

“I agree with Ghanaians who say that there is nothing to reform. We have to transform everything. This constitution has many defects and the time to fix those defects has been long overdue.

“While the defects are too many, I will just highlight three of them that have impacted the work of parliament. One is the excessive executive power,” he stated.

Source : Lead News Online