NPP breaks down its case against NDC’s constitution review in 25 points

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the government’s current approach to reviewing Ghana’s 1992 Constitution and called for the establishment of a Constituent or Consultative Assembly to deliberate on the proposed changes. The party announced its position at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, September 17, 2026. The NPP’s position follows the government’s publication of its response to the Constitutional Review Committee’s recommendations in July.

The Constitutional Review Committee submitted its full report to President John Mahama on February 10, 2026. The report contains 147 proposals to amend existing constitutional provisions and 59 entirely new provisions, for a total of 206 proposals. The NPP says the scale of the proposed changes requires a broader deliberative process before any amendments are taken through the constitutional procedures.

Here are the party’s major arguments. The NPP says the Constitution has served Ghana well The party acknowledges that the 1992 Constitution has provided an important framework for Ghana’s democratic governance. However, it says some provisions require improvement to strengthen accountability, deepen decentralisation and modernise state institutions.

The NPP says this has been its position for some time, including during the 2010 constitutional review process and in its own Peduase Report. It says the proposed changes are extensive The NPP points to the 147 proposed amendments to the 299 existing articles, together with 59 new provisions. It calculates that the amendments affect about 49% of the existing articles.

The party argues that 206 proposals reaching across the Executive, Parliament, the Judiciary, independent constitutional institutions and local government represent a fundamental overhaul rather than a routine amendment exercise. The NPP describes the exercise as effectively a new constitutional settlement NPP Policy Committee Chairman Kojo Oppong Nkrumah argued that the scale of the proposed changes amounts, in substance, to the enactment of a new constitutional order. “Amendment 147 of 299 articles, together with 59 new provisions, that is 206 reaching into the executive, the legislature, independent constitutional bodies, and local government is not just an adjustment to some provisions of the constitution; they amount to the overhaul of the constitution and in substance the enactm…

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has put out its official position on the ongoing constitutional review process. Below is the party’s full statement read at its press conference on Thursday, September 17, 2026. NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY POLICY CO-ORDINATION SECRETARIAT REMARKS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE The Position of the New Patriotic Party on the Review of the 1992 Constitution Accra, Thursday 17th September 2026 Opening Representatives of Civil Society groups Representatives of the Trades Union Congress The Delegation from the Institute of Economic Affairs Representatives of Political Parties Ladies and gentlemen of the press, good morning and thank you for joining us.