Prof. Gyimah-Boadi: Amend 1992 Constitution to curb president’s powers
March 5, 2021
Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, Executive Director of Afrobarometre, a non-profit organisation, has advocated the amendment of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution to reduce the executive powers of the president, as part of efforts to address the “Winner Takes All” syndrome.
He said this at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development’s (CDD-Ghana) in Accra recently, during a roundtable discussion on former President Jerry John Rawlings and Democratic Development in the Fourth Republic.
He said the constitutional review was essential and necessary for the existence and continuous progress of the nation.
“Secondly, we have got to also change the culture of Ghana; we have to significantly mend our ways, and one of the ways to do that as history has shown over and over again is to have citizens who have a real sense of duty,” he said.