Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee (CRC), Professor Kwasi Henry Prempeh, has explained the rationale behind the committee’s decision not to expressly state that the proposed five-year presidential term would take effect after the current administration.
In an interview with JoyNews, monitored by *MyNewsGh*, Prof Prempeh said the decision was deliberate and rooted in procedural considerations aimed at ensuring consistency across all recommendations.
He revealed that the committee initially included explicit wording to remove any uncertainty about when the proposed reform would take effect.
“We had made it clear that it would apply after this administration, purely to avoid any ambiguity,” he said.
However, he noted that subsequent internal discussions raised concerns that singling out one proposal for clarification could create misleading interpretations.
“There was a concern that if we clarified only this recommendation, it might suggest that the other proposals would apply differently,” Prof Prempeh explained.
To avoid such confusion, the committee agreed on a uniform approach for all its recommendations.
“So we decided that everything applies after. There was no need to be overly specific,” he stated.
Although the decision has sparked public debate, Prof Prempeh stressed that it does not alter the constitutional principles governing presidential tenure.
“It may be generating a lot of discussion,” he acknowledged, “but the legal position remains unchanged.”
Source: MyNewsGh.com
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