The committee held a public forum with some major stakeholders last week to solicit views on the proposed change
The committee held a public forum with some major stakeholders last week to solicit views on the proposed change.
The stakeholders; political parties, civil society groups, governance think tank groups, the clergy, the media, the Ghana Bar Association and the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) recommended that the bill be passed.
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The recommendation which is contained in a 15-page document titled: ‘Report of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2016’, is signed by Eric Owusu-Mensah and Magnus K. Amoatey, the Clerk and Chairman respectively of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
"The Committee has critically examined the Bill vis-à-vis the advice from the Council of State and the views of the participants at the forum. The Committee is also cautious of the implications of the change in the date of the elections of both the President and Members of Parliament from December to November. It has also taken note of the firm commitment and assurance given by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and is of the view that the Bill be passed,” the report indicated
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“The Committee, therefore, recommends to the House to adopt its report and pass the Bill subject to the amendment,” the report read.
The Committee also expressed its appreciation to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Mrs Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, officials of the ministry, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Charlotte Osei, officials of the EC, and officials of the Ministry of Finance, for their assistance during its deliberation.
