12 h. ago Prempeh Defends Thirty Year Presidential Age Proposal as Voter Choice

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/prempeh-defends-thirty-year-presidential-age-proposal-as-voter-choice/Professor H Kwasi Prempeh has defended the Constitutional Review Committee’s (CRC) recommendation to lower the minimum age for presidential candidates from 40 to 30 years, arguing that voters rather than constitutional barriers should determine who leads the nation. The CRC chairman, speaking December 27 on TV3’s Hot Issues programme, dismissed concerns that a 30 year […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/prempeh-defends-thirty-year-presidential-age-proposal-as-voter-choice/

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12 h. ago Constitutional Review Committee Proposes Scrapping Fixed Academic Retirement Age

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/constitutional-review-committee-proposes-scrapping-fixed-academic-retirement-age/The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) is proposing removal of the compulsory retirement age of 60 years from the 1992 Constitution, with its chairman arguing that current arrangements force productive academics out of universities prematurely. Professor H Kwasi Prempeh, speaking December 27 during a TV3 interview with Kemmini Amanor, questioned why university lecturers must retire five […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/constitutional-review-committee-proposes-scrapping-fixed-academic-retirement-age/

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43 h. ago Victoria Bright supports lowering presidential age limit to 30

Chartered legal practitioner and entrepreneur, Victoria Bright, has expressed her support for the proposed amendment to Ghana’s Constitution to lower the minimum age for contesting the presidency from 40 to 30 years.

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44 h. ago Prof. Prempeh defends lowering presidential age, cites Kufuor’s early leadership roles

Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee (CRC), has justified the committee’s recommendation to reduce the minimum age for presidential candidates to 30, responding to criticisms that the proposal could allow inexperienced individuals to assume the nation’s highest office.

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44 h. ago Presidential Age Limit: Unrestricted democracy could breed chaos – Prof. Agyeman

Former Senior Governance Advisor of United Nations, Prof. Kwaku Agyeman-Duah has warned that an unrestrained interpretation of democracy could plunge society into chaos, stressing the need for expert guidance within governance systems.

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45 h. ago At 30, you lack the experience to be a President – Prof Agyeman

Former UN Senior Governance Advisor, Prof. Kwaku Agyeman-Duah, has expressed opposition to proposals seeking to lower the presidential age threshold from 40 to 30 years.

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3 d. ago Constitution review process smooth and thorough – Professor Prempeh

Professor Kwasi Henry Prempeh has described the review of the 1992 Constitution as a smooth and thorough process, crediting the outcome to the diligence and cohesion of the Constitution Review Committee.

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3 d. ago Constitution review was inclusive, structured and effective – Prof Prempeh

Professor Kwasi Henry Prempeh has described the review of the 1992 Constitution as a smooth and thorough process, crediting the outcome to the diligence and cohesion of the Constitution Review Committee.

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3 d. ago Video: JoyNews engages Prof Kwasi H. Prempeh on proposed constitutional reforms

Following the formal submission of the review of the 1992 Constitution to the President by the Constitutional Review Committee, JoyNews has engaged the Committee’s Chair, Professor Kwasi Henry Prempeh, in an in-depth conversation on the scope, process and outcomes of the nationwide exercise.

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5 d. ago MPs to be barred from ministerial appointments – CRC proposes

The Constitutional Review Committee has recommended an amendment to Article 78(1) of the 1992 Constitution to prevent sitting Members of Parliament from being appointed as Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers, or Regional Ministers.

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6 d. ago CRC Unveils Sweeping Electoral Reforms to Strengthen Democratic Governance

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/crc-unveils-sweeping-electoral-reforms-to-strengthen-democratic-governance/The Constitution Review Committee (CRC) has unveiled sweeping proposals aimed at reinforcing Ghana’s democratic institutions, with a strong focus on enhancing the independence and professionalism of the Electoral Commission. Among the key recommendations is an amendment to Article 223 of the 1992 Constitution to introduce a single, non-renewable 10-year term for the EC Chairperson and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/crc-unveils-sweeping-electoral-reforms-to-strengthen-democratic-governance/

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6 d. ago Constitutional Review Committee proposes lowering presidential age limit from 40 to 30

Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Chairman of the Constitutional Review Committee, has announced that the Committee is recommending an amendment to Article 62(b) of the Constitution to reduce the minimum age for presidential candidates.

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6 d. ago Check out CRC’s key sweeping proposals to recast Ghana’s governance architecture

Ghana’s Constitution Review Committee (CRC) has proposed far-reaching amendments to the 1992 Constitution, recommending a fundamental shift from what it describes as “electoral democracy” to a more development-driven, accountable and people-centred system of governance. Presenting its final report, “Transforming Ghana: From Electoral Democracy to Developmental Democracy,” to President John Dramani Mahama, the eight-member committee, chaired […]

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6 d. ago Check out CRC’s key sweeping proposals to reform Ghana’s governance architecture

Ghana’s Constitution Review Committee (CRC) has proposed far-reaching amendments to the 1992 Constitution, recommending a fundamental shift from what it describes as “electoral democracy” to a more development-driven, accountable and people-centred system of governance. Presenting its final report, “Transforming Ghana: From Electoral Democracy to Developmental Democracy,” to President John Dramani Mahama, the eight-member committee, chaired […]

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6 d. ago Constitution Review Committee submits final report to President Mahama

The Constitution Review Committee has presented its final report to President John Dramani Mahama, marking a key milestone in Ghana’s ongoing constitutional reform process. The committee, chaired by Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), was tasked with reviewing the 1992 Constitution and proposing reforms aimed at strengthening […]

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9 d. ago Parliament Approves Three Hundred Fifty Seven Billion Cedis Budget for 2026

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/parliament-approves-three-hundred-fifty-seven-billion-cedis-budget-for-2026/Parliament on Friday, December 19, 2025, approved the Appropriation Number Two Bill for the 2026 financial year, authorizing the Government to withdraw 357,105,639,080 cedis from the Consolidated Fund and other public funds to finance operations through December 31, 2026. The approval complies with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution mandating that expenditure estimates of public […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/parliament-approves-three-hundred-fifty-seven-billion-cedis-budget-for-2026/

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1 week ago Hiving off AG’s powers to OSP without amending Article 88 is unconstitutional – Kwame Akuffo

Private legal practitioner Kwame Akuffo has argued that attempts to vest prosecutorial powers of the Attorney-General in the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) without amending Article 88 of the 1992 Constitution are constitutionally flawed and untenable. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile, Mr Akuffo maintained that while the OSP was created to independently investigate and prosecute […]

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2 w. ago Martin Amidu Questions Constitutional Framework for Bawku Mediation Report Presentation

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/martin-amidu-questions-constitutional-framework-for-bawku-mediation-report-presentation/President John Dramani Mahama will receive the Bawku conflict mediation report from Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Tuesday December 16 2025 at the Presidency at 4pm. Former Attorney General Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu has raised concerns about whether the resolution process follows the framework of the 1992 Constitution. Amidu who served as Attorney […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/martin-amidu-questions-constitutional-framework-for-bawku-mediation-report-presentation/

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2 w. ago The Bawku Chieftaincy Conflict Needs To Be Resolved Within The Framework Of The 1992 Constitution

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Martin A. B. K. Amidu, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/the-bawku-chieftaincy-conflict-needs-to-be-resolved-within-the-framework-of-the-1992-constitution/The national circus enacted around the Bawku Chieftaincy Affairs has gone through several performances under British colonial rule when the North was a British Protectorate of the Northern Territories to the integration with Ghana from 6 March 1957 to 24 February 1966 through the political struggle for the achievement of independence, the National Liberation Council […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Martin A. B. K. Amidu, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/the-bawku-chieftaincy-conflict-needs-to-be-resolved-within-the-framework-of-the-1992-constitution/

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2 w. ago Reconsidering Ghana’s presidential age limit: Why Article 62(b) of the 1992 Constitution deserves review

As Ghana reflects on the relevance and future strength of its 1992 Constitution, one provision that continues to raise important national questions is Article 62(b), which sets the minimum age for eligibility to contest the office of President of the Republic at forty (40) years.

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