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STAR-Ghana Foundation — works with civil society partners on governance and citizen participation, implementing volunteerism initiatives across multiple regions.

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  1. May 2026
  2. Joy Online

    and the preservation of independent public institutions established to serve the Republic.” The organisations include the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Transparency International Ghana, Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition, IMANI Africa, Democracy Hub, STAR-Ghana Foundation

    CDD, IMANI, 12 other CSOs file to join Supreme Court case challenging OSP Act
Politics

Citizens' Platform calls for government constitutional reform roadmap

The News

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.

Why it matters

Citizens' Platform presses government for a formal constitutional reform roadmap with timelines—fundamental governance accountability issue after months of delay.

12 June 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 12 June

  1. Citizens' Platform calls for government constitutional reform roadmap

    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.

    12 June 2026 · Joy Online

  2. CSOs urge Supreme Court to uphold Special Prosecutor's Office legality

    A coalition of 14 Civil Society Organisations has appealed to Ghana's Supreme Court to affirm the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, describing it as vital to the country's anti-corruption framework. The court is set to deliver judgment on July 29, 2026, in the case *Adamtey v. Attorney-General*, which challenges the legality of the law establishing the OSP.

    12 June 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 11 June

  1. Civil society organisations defend OSP before Supreme Court

    Fourteen civil society organisations have submitted a joint defence of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court ahead of a July 29, 2026 verdict in Adamtey v. Attorney-General, a case questioning the constitutional validity of the anti-corruption institution's establishment.

    11 June 2026 · Joy Online

  2. STAR-Ghana Foundation calls volunteerism key to national development

    STAR-Ghana Foundation has renewed calls for volunteerism to be placed at the centre of Ghana's national development agenda as a sustainable tool for strengthening governance and citizen participation. The foundation, which works with 18 CSO partners across 10 regions, culminated an 18-month volunteerism project implemented in 91 communities and plans to expand its partnerships and deepen grassroots participation.

    11 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Supreme Court to rule on OSP prosecutorial powers legality

    The Supreme Court will deliver a judgment on July 29, 2026, in a constitutional case brought by lawyer Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, challenging whether Parliament lawfully granted the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent investigative and prosecutorial powers, arguing the 1992 Constitution vests prosecutorial authority exclusively in the Attorney-General.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's constitutional prosecutorial powers

    The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a case filed in December 2025 challenging whether Parliament unconstitutionally granted prosecutorial powers to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The Attorney-General's office argues that Article 88(3) of the Constitution vests prosecutorial powers solely in its office and that Parliament acted unconstitutionally by passing the OSP Act, 2017.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online

  3. Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's independent prosecutorial powers

    The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a hearing on a constitutional case challenging whether Parliament had the authority to grant the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent prosecutorial powers. The case, filed by private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, argues that Articles 88(3) and 88(4) of the Constitution vest prosecutorial authority solely in the Attorney-General, and that the OSP Act 2017 was unconstitutional.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 19 May

  1. Supreme Court admits 14 CSOs in OSP constitutionality case

    The Supreme Court has granted an application by 14 civil society organisations to join the case of Adamtey v Attorney-General, which challenges the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The organisations include the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Transparency International Ghana, and others with interests in governance and anti-corruption issues.

    19 May 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 7 May

  1. Fourteen CSOs file to join Supreme Court case on OSP Act

    CDD, IMANI and 12 other civil society organisations have filed an application to join the Supreme Court case Adamtey v Attorney-General as amici curiae, seeking to provide legal and policy perspectives on constitutional and public interest issues relating to Ghana's anti-corruption framework and institutional independence.

    7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times

Wednesday 6 May

  1. IMANI Africa defends CSO role in OSP Act legal challenge

    IMANI Africa has defended civil society organisations' participation in a Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017, saying CSO involvement is justified to support constitutional interpretation and strengthen accountability despite criticism that it may amount to advocacy rather than neutral assistance.

    6 May 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Fourteen CSOs seek to join OSP Act constitutional case

    Fourteen civil society organisations, including CDD, IMANI Africa, and Transparency International Ghana, have filed to join a Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017. The groups say their involvement is motivated by commitment to constitutionalism, accountable governance, and anti-corruption, and is not partisan or personal.

    6 May 2026 · Joy Online

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