‘Democracy isn’t meant to be fast’ – Kwasi Prempeh defends broader constitutional review

Kwasi Prempeh, has defended calls for broader public deliberation on Ghana's constitutional review process, insisting that while a more consultative approach may delay the exercise, democracy and constitution-making are not designed to be rushed.

The constitutional law expert also admitted that the review process had already lost valuable time.

Although he acknowledged the argument for aligning a possible constitutional referendum with the next local government elections to boost voter turnout, Prof Prempeh maintained that the remaining time should be devoted to broad public engagement rather than accelerating the process.