The conditions are ripe for Ghana to review the current constitution • The need for review is to allow for effective devolution of political power • However, the NPP and NDC, have reason to want the status quo to remain Ghana’s current Constitution has served the country well in the last three decades but it is time for the supreme …
January 7, 1993 was a watershed in the country’s history. It was the day Ghana turned a new page and decided to return to constitutional rule by electing and swearing in a new President to finally do away with the military regime that had ruled the country for more than 11 years. It was one of the most important …
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has petitioned parliament over government’s decision to amend the country’s Public Holiday Act to make January 7 Constitution Day and August 4 a Republic Day, stating it has the tendency to divide the people unjustifiably. The party is of the view the move is a conscious “attempt to appease their political tradition without recourse …
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) is urging Ghanaians to ensure that provisions in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana are made part and parcel of their daily lives as it endorses the marking of 7th January as Constitution Day by the state. The Constitution Day is to commemorate the commencement of the 4th Republic, which maiden edition is …
A group calling itself the Revisionist Resistance Movement (RRM) has criticised the marking of January 7 as a public holiday insisting the declaration of a constitution holiday in place of the republic holiday is a clear manifestation of lack of appreciation of the nation’s history as a people and attempt to provoke citizens reaction. A statement issued by the group …
The Ministry of Information will hold Public Lecture on Monday, January 7 as part of the maiden celebration of the Constitution Day. The Day is in recognition of the commencement of the 4th Republican constitutional dispensation on January 7, 1993. It is also set aside to acknowledge the country’s collective efforts at ensuring that the tenets of democracy, rule of …
The Ministry of Information will hold Public Lecture on Monday, January 7 as part of the maiden celebration of the Constitution Day. The Day is in recognition of the commencement of the 4th Republican constitutional dispensation on January 7, 1993. It is also set aside to acknowledge the country’s collective efforts at ensuring that the tenets of democracy, rule of …
The Ministry of Information will hold Public Lecture on Monday, January 7 as part of the maiden celebration of the Constitution Day. The Day is in recognition of the commencement of the 4th Republican constitutional dispensation on January 7, 1993. It is also set aside to acknowledge the country’s collective efforts at ensuring that the tenets of democracy, rule of …
The Deputy Minority Chief Whip of Parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim, has chastised the government for what he says is rushing to declare January 7 a public holiday when the House is yet to consider an amendment to the Public Holidays Act. He said a decision is even yet to be taken as to whether the old holidays should be expunged let …
