Mahama pledges bipartisan action on constitution review committee report

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to implement the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee in a bipartisan manner. He stated that the approach will unite Ghanaians and strengthen governance.

The assurance came when the committee submitted its final report to the President on Monday, December 22, 2025. “Thank you very much for this beautiful Christmas gift,” Mr. Mahama remarked, expressing appreciation for the committee’s work.

He further emphasized the non-partisan nature of the committee, stating: “We chose the committee very carefully…so that when the report comes, it will be non-partisan to make it a bit easier for all of us to come together to move us forward. This report has come at the right time; we will implement it in a bipartisan manner.”

Among the key proposals, the committee recommended a review of the powers of the Attorney-General. It suggested transferring some of the A-G’s responsibilities to an Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, allowing the office to concentrate on international arbitration and significant constitutional cases.

Presenting the final report, Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, Chair of the Committee, said: “ORAL will be done by some other body. We want to take some of the powers of the A-G and give them to an Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.”

The committee also proposed extending the presidential term from four to five years, citing concerns that the current term is too short for effective governance. Over the past several months, the committee engaged in nationwide consultations to gather input on possible amendments to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.

President Mahama noted that he had been briefed on preliminary findings three weeks ago. “They met me three weeks ago and made a presentation of some of the findings they were going to make. They are quite interesting. They intend to present the final results on December 22. Once the final report is presented, we will make it known to the rest of the nation,” he said during a discussion with the National Peace Council at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.

The presentation of the report marks a significant step in Ghana’s constitutional review process, with the government committing to implement the recommendations in a way that fosters unity, transparency, and bipartisan cooperation.