[ 2012-07-15 ]

Government to amend 1992 Constitution
The Minister of Information, Mr. Fritz Baffour has
said Government will soon set up a five-member
committee to facilitate the process of amending
the 1992 Constitution.

He said: “the decision to review certain aspects
of the constitution was arrived at following the
recommendations contained in the report of the
nine-member Constitution Review Commission
(CRC).”

The CRC was constituted by President John Evans
Atta Mills on January 1, 2010, to undertake a
consultative review of the 1992 Constitution.

Mr. Baffour disclosed these at a media engagement
on the report of the CRC and a two-day engagement,
being attended by more than 100 media
practitioners drawn from Brong-Ahafo, Ashanti and
Eastern Regions.

Mr. Baffour explained that the government per a
white paper, issued in June, this year, accepted
about 90 per cent of the commission's
recommendation, and appealed to the media to help
sensitize the public about the contents of both
the CRC's report and the government white paper.

Touching on the impending General Election, the
Minister said that the media had an important role
to play in the maintenance of peace and security.

Mr. Baffour advised Ghanaians to be firm and
condemn selfish politicians, who deliberately
incite their followers or make statements to
threaten the peace and stability of the country.

Professor (Emeritus) Albert Kodzo Fiadjoe, former
chairman of the CRC, said that 83,161 of
submissions to the commission were received from
the general public.

He said the work of the Commission had received
acclimation all over the world, including from the
United Nations with Tunisia and South Africa
requesting to learn from Ghana's experience.

Prof. Fiadjoe said already the CRC had received
learning delegations from Zimbabwe, Tanzania,
Kenya, Sudan and Netherlands.

He said that the review exercise was not prompted
by a cataclysmic national breakdown, as it was the
norm with several countries.

“We do know from history that when constitutions
fail, nations disintegrate as examples of Ivory
Coast, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Zimbabwe clearly
demonstrate,” Prof. Fiadjoe said.

Source - GNA

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