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Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, private legal practitioner and governance analyst, dismissed recommendations to extend Ghana’s presidential term as politically motivated during a Tuesday interview on TV3’s Big Issue.
“The real issue is not the length of time in office but what governments have achieved within that time,” he said, reflecting on President Mahama’s current tenure.
Brako-Powers noted that neither the NDC nor NPP has built sufficient public confidence through tangible results.
He argued that copying constitutional provisions from other jurisdictions is inappropriate without evaluating local relevance.
“We are living in different jurisdictions with different political cultures. You cannot simply copy provisions without interrogating their relevance to Ghana,” he stated.
Brako-Powers concluded that until Ghanaian governments demonstrate consistent and effective governance, proposals reducing accountability, such as extending presidential tenure, will encounter resistance from both the public and informed analysts.
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