A member of Parliament for Akim Swedru in the Eastern Region, Kennedy Nyarko Osei, has questioned the need for an extension of the term for a president.
According to him, a president in Ghana does not need an extended tenure to perform and cause the needed change.
He backs his claim with the tenure of American presidents who have developed their democracy, with presidents having a four-year tenure.
In a social media post, he said, “When a man is greedy and can’t function outside governmental power, a term of 10 years won’t satisfy him
How did America develop its democracy using the undeviating 4-year term for the past 200 years
Bad leaders are just lawbreakers, period”.
Kennedy Osei Nyarko’s position comes after the constitutional amendment committee recommended that the tenure of a president in Ghana be extended to five years.
This proposal has been rejected by political analysts who believe that the four-year term is the best for the country’s democracy.
