The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jr, has stated that austerity measures, including the freeze on public sector recruitments by the government, are in sharp contrast with constitutional provisions on the economy and how it impacts the ordinary citizen.

Situating his argument on Article 35(1) of the 1992 Constitution in a post on his X account, on June 5, 2025, he asserted that the provision advocates for a relief of the working class and the vulnerable.

According to him, the governing laws of the country sought to place a responsibility on the government to protect the ordinary citizen, a responsibility that appears to have been overlooked. "My casual and occasional reading of the 1992 Constitution has proved to be very useful.

This morning, I paid particular attention to the constitutional provisions on the economy, and they have been very revealing.