NewzLawyer, activist and academic, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has been appointed Secretary of the 11-member Constitution Review Implementation Committee (CRIC), inaugurated by Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine. The committee is expected to examine the government’s position paper alongside the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee and develop a comprehensive framework for implementing the proposals accepted by government. The committee forms part of the next stage of Ghana’s constitutional review process, with government committing to an inclusive and transparent process aimed at reflecting the aspirations of Ghanaians and strengthening democratic governance.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor is a Ghanaian lawyer, activist and academic known for his role as a co-founder and lead convener of the #FixTheCountry movement, which has advocated government accountability and systemic reforms. He is also a governance advisor with extensive legal and policy experience across Ghana, other African countries, the United States and the United Nations system. Mr Barker-Vormawor is currently a Cambridge-Africa PhD student at the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge, where his research focuses on global governance and international law, particularly the participation of developing countries in global governance frameworks.
Before commencing his doctoral programme at Cambridge, he held several positions in government, the private sector and international organisations. He served as a diplomat in Ghana’s Foreign Service, Senior Legal and Policy Officer at the Office of the President, Judicial Fellow to the Vice President of the International Court of Justice and Legal Officer at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. He also worked as Global Law and Policy Advisor at international law firm Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, DC.
His professional experience further includes consulting work with international and multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, UNDP, DFID, OSIWA and ClientEarth. Previous role in constitutional review Mr Barker-Vormawor has previously been directly involved in Ghana’s constitutional review process. Between January 2010 and December 2011, he served as a Constitutional Researcher and Access to Justice Advisor to Ghana’s Constitution Review Commission.
Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has inaugurated an 11-member Constitution Review Implementation Committee (CRIC) to oversee the implementation of proposals for the review of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. The committee is chaired by Presidential Legal Counsel and former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong. The full membership of the committee is as follows: Marietta Agyeiwaa Brew – Chairperson Dr Justice Srem Sai – Member Thomas Ampem Nyarko – Member Charlotte Osei – Member Dr Rainer Akumperigya – Member Emelia Ankomah – Majority Representative Kwame Ayimadu Antwi – Minority Representative Samuel Passah – Local Government Representative Oliver Baker Vormawor – Secretary Salamatu Iliasu – Draftsperson Eric Owusu-Mensa – Parliament’s Representative The committee brings together representatives from the legal profession, Parliament, local government and other relevant areas to support the constitutional review process.
The inauguration of the committee follows the government’s position paper on the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee chaired by Professor H. The 11-member committee is expected to examine the government’s position alongside the recommendations of the review committee and develop a framework for implementing the proposals. Government says the process will be guided by inclusiveness and transparency, with the broader objective of strengthening Ghana’s democratic governance.
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