8 h. ago Guinea Votes as Doumbouya Seeks Seven Year Presidential Term

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/guinea-votes-as-doumbouya-seeks-seven-year-presidential-term/Guinea held a presidential election on Sunday widely expected to hand General Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup, a seven year mandate, completing the West African nation’s transition back to civilian rule. Some 6.7 million registered voters went to the polls, which opened at 07:00 GMT on Sunday and closed at 18:00 […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/guinea-votes-as-doumbouya-seeks-seven-year-presidential-term/

Politics

33 h. ago Victoria Bright: Weak institutions make presidential term extension risky

Chartered legal practitioner and entrepreneur, Victoria Bright, has voiced her opposition to the proposal to extend Ghana’s presidential term from four to five years, stressing that the country’s institutions are not yet robust enough to support such a change.

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34 h. ago MP Baffour Awuah advocates for legal framework on presidential continuity, not term extension

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has argued that Ghana’s governance challenges require legal provisions that ensure continuity of presidential leadership, rather than an extension of presidential term limits.

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67 h. ago 4 years is too short as Ghana lags behind global democratic standards – Constitution Review Chair

Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Prof Henry Kwesi Prempeh, says Ghana’s four-year presidential term no longer reflects global democratic standards and is increasingly out of step with international practice.

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3 d. ago No automatic second term – H. Kwasi Prempeh says 5 years will expose non

Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Prof Henry Kwasi Prempeh, says a five-year presidential term will make it far more difficult for an incumbent to return for a second term without clear performance.

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4 d. ago Why Extending Ghana’s Presidential Term from Four to Five Years Is Not in the Interest of Ghanaians

Ghana is at a crossroads where a constitutional review committee tasked by President John Dramani Mahama has recommended extending the presidential term from four to five years. The committee cites the need for more time to implement policies, and looking to other African countries, presidents usually have more than four years in one term, and […]

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4 d. ago Rethinking Presidential Tenure in Ghana, 4 years or 5? – Interrogating the CRC Report

The recommendation by the Constitutional Review Committee to extend Ghana’s presidential term from four to five years has reignited a national debate that strikes at the heart of democratic accountability. The proposal assumes that time, rather than leadership capacity and accountability, is the principal constraint on good governance. For many Ghanaians, that assumption is deeply contestable. The Committee’s justification - that four year is insufficient for governments to design, implement, and consolidate policy - appears logical on the surface. Yet for many Ghanaians, the proposal raises a more unsettling question: is time truly the problem, or is leadership?

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5 d. ago Martin Kpebu rejects CRC proposal to extend presidential term

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has strongly opposed the Constitutional Review Committee’s recommendation to extend Ghana’s presidential term from four to five years, calling the suggestion “unacceptable.”

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5 d. ago Politicians, Legal Practitioners Reject Five Year Presidential Term Proposal

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/politicians-legal-practitioners-reject-five-year-presidential-term-proposal/Several public figures have rejected the Constitutional Review Committee’s (CRC) recommendation to extend Ghana’s presidential term from four to five years, arguing the current system is sufficient for effective governance. Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu expressed his dissent in a Facebook post shortly after the CRC presented its report to President John Dramani Mahama on […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/politicians-legal-practitioners-reject-five-year-presidential-term-proposal/

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5 d. ago Constitution Review Committee Proposes Five Year Presidential Term

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/constitution-review-committee-proposes-five-year-presidential-term/Ghana’s Constitution Review Committee (CRC) has recommended extending the presidential term from four to five years, alongside sweeping reforms aimed at separating executive powers from the legislature and restructuring governance systems. The committee, chaired by Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, presented its final report to President John Dramani Mahama at Jubilee House on Monday, December 22, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/constitution-review-committee-proposes-five-year-presidential-term/

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5 d. ago Mahama receives CRC’s report, implementation committee starts work next year 

President John Mahama has received the Constitutional Review Committee’s Report, which, among other recommendations, suggests extending Ghana’s four-year Presidential term to five years. 

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6 d. ago We did not find a place for a presidential third term – Constitution Review Committee

The Chair of the Constitution Review Committee, Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has said that proposals for a third presidential term found no support during the work of the Constitutional Review Committee.

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1 week ago Debate on term limits could drive better leadership – A Plus

The Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has said that initiating a national conversation on presidential term limits could compel political leaders to improve their performance in office.

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1 week ago Osae Kwapong Warns Presidential Term Limit Extensions Could Destabilize Democracy

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/osae-kwapong-warns-presidential-term-limit-extensions-could-destabilize-democracy/Democracy and development fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana) Prof John Osae Kwapong warned that attempts to extend presidential term limits could destabilize the country’s democracy on The Forum aired on Asaase Radio on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Osae Kwapong described efforts to alter term limits, as seen in some West African […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/osae-kwapong-warns-presidential-term-limit-extensions-could-destabilize-democracy/

Events

2 w. ago The Perils of Constitutional Tinkering: A Warning to Ghana and Africa

In the annals of African politics, few actions have sown more seeds of discord and instability than the reckless manipulation of national constitutions to extend presidential term limits. This insidious practice, often cloaked in the guise of “stability” or “continuity,” has repeatedly plunged nations into chaos, eroded democratic norms, and invited authoritarianism. As a progressive […]

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