{"id":110349,"date":"2026-01-08T09:52:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110349"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:52:49","slug":"presidential-term-extension-must-go-to-referendum-barker-vormawor-criticises-crc-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110349","title":{"rendered":"Presidential term extension must go to referendum \u2013 Barker-Vormawor criticises CRC proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Constitutional Rights and Policy Strategy Advisor at Democracy Hub, has faulted the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) for classifying the proposal to extend the presidential term to five years as a semi-entrenched provision.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Channel One TV on Wednesday, January 7, Barker-Vormawor argued that the issue is far too fundamental to be determined solely by Parliament and should instead be subjected to a national referendum, allowing Ghanaians to decide directly.<\/p>\n

He explained that under the CRC\u2019s proposals, constitutional provisions are grouped into entrenched clauses, which require approval through a referendum, and semi-entrenched clauses, which can be amended by Parliament with a supermajority.<\/p>\n

While he acknowledged that this framework is intended to streamline constitutional amendments, he insisted that the length of a presidential term is central to Ghana\u2019s democratic architecture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI disagree with the committee. I think it is one of the questions that should go to a referendum. It is one of the questions that they put into the semi-entrenched category that goes to Parliament. I think this is a question that people should speak on,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Barker-Vormawor further noted that since the two-term limit for the presidency has been placed under entrenched provisions requiring a referendum, any proposal affecting the duration of a presidential term should be treated similarly.<\/p>\n

He cautioned that excluding citizens from such a critical decision risks eroding public confidence in the constitutional review process and undermining trust in reforms aimed at strengthening democratic governance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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