{"id":108690,"date":"2025-12-27T11:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=108690"},"modified":"2025-12-27T11:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:19:53","slug":"ghanaians-entitled-to-propose-constitutional-changes-charlotte-osei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=108690","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians entitled to propose constitutional changes \u2013 Charlotte Osei"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A member of the Constitution Review Committee (CRC), Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, has stressed that every Ghanaian has the right to propose amendments to the 1992 Constitution, amid public criticism of some of the committee\u2019s recent recommendations.<\/p>\n

She made the remarks on JoyNews\u2019 Newsfile on Saturday, December 27, in response to concerns surrounding proposals such as extending the presidential term from four to five years and the committee\u2019s handling of Article 71 on public emoluments.<\/p>\n

Madam Osei explained that the CRC\u2019s work is a comprehensive national exercise aimed at strengthening Ghana\u2019s democratic and governance framework.<\/p>\n

She noted that the recommendations, which will be finalised in January, were developed after extensive consultations and careful consideration of the country\u2019s long-term interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhanaians have the right to propose changes to the constitution. The Constitution Review Committee has listened to input from multiple stakeholders and sought to address complex issues fairly,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

According to her, the committee was deliberate in avoiding proposals that could create new challenges while attempting to resolve existing constitutional concerns.<\/p>\n

The CRC\u2019s report contains key reform proposals, including the separation of the legislature from the executive and a reaffirmation that the Constitution does not permit a third presidential term.<\/p>\n

Madam Osei reiterated that the recommendations are intended to provide clarity, fairness and a stronger institutional framework for Ghana\u2019s governance system.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"GhanaiansA member of the Constitution Review Committee (CRC), Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, has emphasised that every Ghanaian has the right to suggest amendments to the nation\u2019s constitution, following criticisms of the CRC\u2019s recent recommendations.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4374,3850,1883,10,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-charlotte-osei","category-constitution","category-national","category-politics","category-popular"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108690\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}