… Constitution Review Committee cited The former Vice President also questioned why Parliament proceeded with the legislation before the publication of the report of the Constitution Review Committee established by President Mahama. …
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has challenged President John Dramani Mahama to publish the report of the Constitution Review Committee before assenting to the recently passed Tribunals Bill 2026, insisting that the committee recommended removing Regional Tribunals from …
… Beyond the concerns raised by organised labour, Dr Bawumia questioned the rationale behind Parliament’s decision to pass the Bill before the publication of the Constitution Review Committee’s report. …
… The former Vice-President also questioned why Parliament proceeded with the legislation before publishing the report of the Constitution Review Committee, which President Mahama had established. …
… ULTIMATE DORMANCY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DIS-ESTABLISHMENT (2025) By 2025, a comprehensive review by the Constitution Review Committee revealed that while the 2012 White Paper had set a clear policy direction, formal constitutional amendments had lagged, leaving a stark disconnect be …
… He noted that the push for an independent emoluments commission was not new, tracing its origins to the 2011 Constitution Review Committee and subsequent presidential committees, all of which recommended the establishment of such a body. …
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)working in environmental and natural resource governance has endorsed sweeping constitutional reform proposals put forward by the Constitution Review Committee (CRC), while warning that the government’s window to act is closing aga …
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have endorsed key Constitution Review Committee (CRC) proposals on environmental governance and urged the government to publish a roadmap for constitutional reforms. …
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP flagbearer, has appealed to President Mahama not to assent to the Tribunals Bill, 2026, but instead hold broad consultations with key stakeholders. Bawumia said the bill, which Parliament passed after waiving the mandatory one-day interval despite objections from the Minority and organised labour, has the potential to reshape Ghana's justice system and warrants wider national discussion.
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP flagbearer, has appealed to President Mahama not to assent to the Tribunals Bill, 2026, but instead hold broad consultations with key stakeholders. Bawumia said the bill, which Parliament passed after waiving the mandatory one-day interval despite objections from the Minority and organised labour, has the potential to reshape Ghana's justice system and warrants wider national discussion.
Former Vice President Bawumia has called on President Mahama to withhold assent to the Tribunals Bill, 2026, arguing that Parliament rushed the legislation through despite objections from the Minority and organised labour, and contending that such reform requires broader national consultation.
Former Vice President Bawumia has challenged President Mahama to publish the Constitution Review Committee's report before assenting to the recently passed Tribunals Bill 2026, claiming the committee recommended removing Regional Tribunals from Ghana's Constitution because the High Court handles their caseload.
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on President Mahama to withhold assent to the Tribunals Bill 2026, arguing that opposition to the legislation transcends party politics and is rooted in concerns raised by the Trades Union Congress and the government's constitutional review process.
Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on President Mahama not to assent to the Public Tribunals Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament last week, arguing instead for broad stakeholder consultations on the legislation, which he says has far-reaching implications for Ghana's justice delivery system, judicial independence, and democratic governance.
Former Vice-President Bawumia has appealed to President Mahama not to assent to the Public Tribunals Bill, 2026, asking him to suspend the process and allow broad stakeholder consultations instead. Bawumia argues the legislation was rushed through Parliament despite objections from the Minority and organised labour, and says the Trades Union Congress has warned it could become a tool for weaponising justice delivery.
Ghana's Constitution Review Commission (2011) documented widespread frustration over systemic delays in case disposal across courts and tribunals, rejecting quick-fix legislative timeframe amendments in favor of deep institutional reform.
Ghana's Fair Wages and Salaries Commission expects a new public sector pay policy to be passed by October 2026. The policy would establish an Independent Emoluments Commission to set salaries across public institutions, introduce a productivity-linked pay structure, cap allowances, and replace ad hoc political pay increases with a rules-based system.
A coalition of civil society organisations has backed the Constitution Review Committee's environmental reform proposals, which include entrenching a public trust doctrine vesting minerals, water resources, and public lands in the people of Ghana with the State holding them in trust. The groups are pressing government to publish a clear roadmap and timelines for the constitutional reform process amid Ghana's worsening illegal mining crisis.
Civil Society Organisations have backed Constitution Review Committee proposals on environmental governance and called for a government implementation roadmap. The CSOs welcomed recommendations including a public trust doctrine for natural resources and constitutional principles to guide environmental governance, saying they could strengthen accountability and stewardship of Ghana's natural resources.
An opinion piece argues that the quiet resignation of former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo from Ghana's Council of State, announced only months later through media reports, represents a democratic accountability gap: while Council appointments are publicly announced, resignations have been treated as private matters, preventing citizens from knowing whether the constitutional body operates with vacancies or delayed replacements.
A civil society platform has called on President John Dramani Mahama's government to urgently publish a clear roadmap with timelines for implementing recommendations from the Constitution Review Committee report. The group plans to meet with the President, parliamentary leaders, and political party heads to discuss the reform agenda, noting that while a summary received public support, the full report remains unpublished more than four months after submission to the President.
The Steering Committee of the Citizens' Platform on Constitutional Reform has urged President John Mahama and the Government to formally present a clear roadmap with defined timelines for the review of Ghana's 1992 Constitution. The Platform intends to request consultations with key national stakeholders, including the President and parliamentary leadership, to discuss the next phase of the reform process, more than four months after the Constitution Review Committee submitted its full report to the President in January 2026.
Ghana's Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga declared that the country is experiencing its "fastest economic recovery in history" under President John Dramani Mahama's second administration, citing rapid inflation decline, stable cedi, rebuilt international reserves, and public debt reduction from 65% to 45% of GDP within a year. He credited the Finance Ministry and Bank of Ghana for steering the recovery through an inherited IMF programme and noted Ghana has exited the IMF programme and committed to a Policy Coordination Instrument with the fund.