President Akufo-Addo has stated that no country has a perfect constitution.
He said despite the shortfalls of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, calls for its review should be hastened slowly.
“Mr Speaker, there is a subject that continues to attract a lot of public discussion, and that is the call by some for a review of the 1992 Constitution under which we have operated in this Fourth Republic for the past thirty-two (32) years. Mr Speaker, there is no perfect Constitution anywhere in the world,” the outgoing President said on January 3 when he delivered his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament.
“…with all its shortcomings, I would say that this Constitution has served us well. It has provided the platform for the longest period of uninterrupted, stable, constitutional, democratic governance in our history. A constitution does not cure the irritations of the democratic process. There is no constitution that will satisfy the desires of those who do not believe in the democratic process,” President Akufo-Addo explained.
He suggested that, “we should be guided by the old saying, festina lente, the Latin adage for “hasten slowly”.
He disclosed that proposals made by the Constitution Review Committee will be forwarded to the President-elect.
“I will be forwarding the document prepared and submitted to me by the Constitution Review Consultative Committee on proposals for the review of the Constitution, along with the concerns and suggestions raised, to the President-elect for his consideration, as he prepares to assume the responsibilities of leadership,” he said.
