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Prof Kwasi Henry Prempeh has explained why the Constitution Review Committee chose not to explicitly state that a proposed five-year presidential term would take effect after the current administration, saying the omission was deliberate and procedural.
Speaking to JoyNews monitored by MyNewsGh, the CRC Chairman said the committee initially included specific language to avoid confusion but later reconsidered its approach.
“We had said clearly that it would take effect after this, just for the avoidance of doubt,” he noted.
He said internal discussions raised concerns that isolating one recommendation could create unintended interpretations.
“There was a view that if we said that only with respect to this recommendation, it would appear the rest would not apply,” Prof Prempeh said.
As a result, the committee opted for a uniform application of its proposals. “So we said no, everything applies after. We didn’t need to be that specific,” he explained.
Prof Prempeh acknowledged that the decision has generated debate but maintained that the legal reality remains unchanged.
“It turns out it’s causing heat,” he said, adding that the controversy does not alter the constitutional principle governing presidential terms.
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