Former Prez Rawlings lauds Constitution Review excercise, Friday, February, 25, 2010

Former President J. J. Rawlings has lauded the review of the 1992 Constitution, describing the exercise as a step to improve the country’s governance system.

Speaking to the media after a two-and-half hour in-camera discussions with the members of the Constitution Review Commission (CRC), the former President said the review was necessary to further consolidate the country’s democracy.

 All commissioners, as well as the spokesperson for former President Rawlings, Mr Kofi Adams, were silent on specific issues addressed by the former President.

The meeting formed part of the special ongoing consultations with front-line managers of the 1992  Constitution which include sitting and former presidents and vice-presidents, sitting and former chief justices, former and sitting Speakers of Parliament, as well as flag bearers of the various political parties with parliamentary representation.

The commission had already met in camera with former President J.A. Kufuor; Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, the flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP)  in the 2008 elections; Nana Akufo-Addo, the New Patriotic Party’s 2008 flag bearer, and Dr Edward Mahama of the People’s National Convention (PNC).

Addressing the media after the session, the Executive Secretary of the CRC, Dr Raymond Atuguba, said it was important that the consultation was held in camera to allow the invited personalities to say what was deep in their hearts concerning the review of the Constitution.

On the meeting with former President Rawlings, he said the discussions were frank and former President Rawlings had a lot of views on how Ghana’s governance system could be enhanced, adding that the former President had submitted a written submission in response to questions earlier addressed to him.

Meanwhile the CRC will from March 1 to 5, 2011  hold a national constitutional review conference to serve as a platform, to deliberate on the over 75,000 submissions received nationwide.

 The CRC began sitting in January, 2010. Its objective is to ascertain the views of the people of Ghana, on the operation of the 1992 Fourth Republican Constitution, and in particular its strengths and weaknesses.

The Commission is also to make recommendations to the government for consideration and provide a draft bill for possible amendments to the Constitution through a referendum.

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