Calls for review of presidential powers under 4th Republican Constitution 

The Research and Programmes Officer at the Centre for Democratic Development, CDD, Awal Mohammed, says the excessive powers vested in the President under the 4th Republican Constitution could be subject to abuse.  

He said after 25 years of working with the fourth Republican Constitution, there is the need to review the President's powers as a way of ceding some of these powers to some state institutions.  

Speaking on our Current Affairs programme "Focus"  Mr. Mohammed said Ghanaians have failed to live up to the ideals of the Constitution. 

Governance Expert, Professor Emmanuel Osei Asiamah, said the lack of a National Development Policy document over the years has given too much leeway for those who lead the country. 

He said it is time to develop a national policy framework for future governments to follow.

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