The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has formally announced its position on the recommendations of the Constitution Review Commission (CRC) and Government’s position paper on proposed amendments to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.

The Party said it constituted an ad hoc team comprising members of its Policy Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs, members of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of the Minority in Parliament, and former Attorneys-General who served under NPP administrations. The team reviewed and debated 92 proposed amendments, considering their implications for democratic governance, accountability, separation of powers, institutional independence and the effective functioning of the State. 

According to the NPP, the team observed that Government had rejected or substantially modified a significant number of the CRC’s recommendations. The Party stated that, based on its assessment, approximately 68 percent of the CRC recommendations had been rejected outright by Government. The report of the ad hoc team was subsequently considered and adopted by the NPP’s National Executive Committee and National Council at meetings held on 10 September 2026, making it the Party’s official position on the proposed constitutional amendments. 

Among the key positions announced, the NPP rejects the proposed extension of the presidential term from four to five years and supports retaining the existing four-year term. The Party, however, accepts the proposal to reschedule presidential elections to the first Tuesday of November and supports reducing the minimum age for presidential eligibility from 40 to 30 years, rejecting Government’s proposed age of 35. 

The Party also supports a clearer separation between the Executive and Legislature, including the proposal that Members of Parliament should not simultaneously serve as Ministers, Deputy Ministers or Regional Ministers. It supports a constitutional cap of 60 Ministers and Deputy Ministers, while rejecting restrictions on presidential authority during the transition period. 

On local government, the NPP supports the election of all District Chief Executives but proposes that political parties should be permitted to sponsor candidates, rather than limiting candidates to presidential nominees. The Party rejects the creation of Deputy District Chief Executive positions. On Parliament, it supports maintaining the current constitutional ceiling of 276 Members of Parliament rather than increasing it to 300. 

The NPP further supports stronger constitutional conflict-of-interest provisions for Members of Parliament, a constitutional cap of 15 Supreme Court Justices, and the abolition of Regional Tribunals from the Constitution. It also supports transferring responsibility for corruption-related prosecutions from the Attorney-General to an independent constitutional prosecutorial body and establishing an independent, constitutionally backed Anti-Corruption and Ethics Commission. 

The Party also supports constitutional recognition of a Democracy Fund to provide legitimate public support for approved political party activities, proposing that the Fund be administered by the Electoral Commission with operational details determined by legislation. 

In concluding its briefing, the NPP said its approach to constitutional reform is based on strengthening Ghana’s constitutional democracy. The Party stated that each proposal was considered on its constitutional, institutional and practical merits, while stressing the importance of broad consultation and respect for the sovereignty of the Ghanaian people.

The NPP has indicated that it will publish its comprehensive position paper covering all 92 proposals and has called on citizens, civil society organisations, professional bodies, the media and other stakeholders to study the proposals and participate constructively in the national conversation on constitutional reform.