Christian, Muslim leaders oppose proposed five-year presidential term

Dr Paul Boafo, who presented the Christian Council of Ghana’s position, said the proposed five-year presidential term was unnecessary, arguing that effective governance depended more on policy continuity than the length of an electoral cycle.

He said the council was particularly concerned about the abandonment of development projects when governments changed and, therefore, supported the establishment of an independent National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) to coordinate and monitor a binding long-term national development plan as proposed by the report.

Presidential term The spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Armiyawo Shaibu, also questioned the justification for extending the presidential term, saying the reasons advanced for a five-year tenure were not convincing enough.