Prof Henry Kwasi Prempeh says one of the most critical goals of the constitutional review is to reduce the burden placed on the presidency while restoring public trust in governance.
Speaking on JoyNews, he described Ghana’s presidency as excessively centralized. “What people call power is also a burden,” he said, noting that presidents are currently responsible for appointing an overwhelming number of officials.
He explained that the committee is not seeking to strip presidents of authority but to regulate how appointments are made.
“You shouldn’t allow the captain of one team to choose the referee,” Prof Prempeh said, arguing that positions requiring impartiality should follow independent selection processes.
On corruption, he questioned the effectiveness of vesting prosecutorial power in a politically appointed Attorney-General. “If it was going to work, it would have worked by now,” he said.
Prof Prempeh pointed to public perception as a major problem. “Even when you act, people assume it’s partisan,” he said. “Once trust is lost, the outcomes are not believed.”
He said the proposal for an independent anti-corruption commission is grounded in evidence from other jurisdictions.
“This model is not new. Some countries have accepted that the Attorney-General prosecuting corruption doesn’t work,” he explained.
Ultimately, he said the reforms are meant to produce an effective presidency focused on governance rather than patronage.
“We are giving the president the right kind of power and taking away what has become a burden,” he said.
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