Omanghana
Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has inaugurated an 11-member Constitution Review Implementation Committee to translate the government’s accepted constitutional reform proposals into legislation and other practical measures.
The committee, known as CRIC, was sworn into office at the Law House in Accra on Friday, August 28, 2026.
It is chaired by Presidential Legal Counsel and former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Marietta Agyeiwaa Brew Appiah-Oppong.
The inauguration moves Ghana’s constitutional review process from public consultation and recommendations into the drafting and implementation stage.
Committee to Translate Recommendations Into Law
The CRIC will examine the government’s position paper alongside the report submitted by the Constitution Review Committee chaired by Professor H. Kwesi Prempeh.
It will then develop an implementation framework for recommendations that the government has accepted fully or accepted with modifications.
Dr Ayine said the committee’s assignment was both bipartisan and time-bound, with its initial work expected to focus on provisions that can be amended through parliamentary action.
“Your task is deliberately bipartisan and deliberately time-bound,” he told the members during the inauguration.
The committee is expected to prepare an implementation roadmap, a legislative calendar and a possible referendum timetable. It will also track the progress of every accepted recommendation and submit regular reports on its activities.
First Amendment Bills Expected by November
The Attorney-General has directed the committee to prepare the first batch of constitutional amendment Bills by November 2026.
These initial Bills will focus particularly on non-entrenched provisions of the 1992 Constitution, which can be amended by Parliament without a national referendum.
Proposals affecting entrenched provisions would require a more extensive process involving parliamentary approval and a referendum. Dr Ayine indicated that some of those amendments could be presented to voters alongside the 2027 District Assembly elections.
Government has already prepared what the Attorney-General described as a “zero draft” to support the committee’s work.
The document incorporates recommendations accepted by the government and those approved with modifications, providing the CRIC with a starting point for its technical drafting.
Government Says Public Consultation Is Complete
Dr Ayine explained that the implementation committee had not been established to conduct another broad constitutional review.
He said the Professor Prempeh-led committee had already consulted Ghanaians across the country and captured their views on major governance questions.
“What the committee gave us was not a technical document written for lawyers. It was the voice of the Ghanaian people on questions that touch every one of us,” he stated.
The recommendations cover issues including presidential tenure, the size of Parliament, District Assembly elections and leadership, public-sector appointments, institutional accountability and the protection of fundamental rights.
According to the Attorney-General, the most demanding stage is now converting the accepted proposals into precise and legally workable amendments without departing from the public consultations that produced them.
Membership of the Implementation Committee
The 11-member committee brings together government officials, legal practitioners, parliamentary representatives, local government expertise and legislative drafting specialists.
Its members are:
- Marietta Agyeiwaa Brew Appiah-Oppong — Chairperson
- Dr Justice Srem-Sai — Deputy Attorney-General
- Thomas Ampem Nyarko — Deputy Minister for Finance
- Charlotte Osei — Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission
- Dr Rainer Akumperigya — Member
- Emelia Ankomah — Majority representative
- Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi — Minority representative
- Samuel Passah — Local government representative
- Eric Owusu-Mensah — Parliament’s representative
- Salamatu Iliasu — Draftsperson
- Oliver Barker-Vormawor — Secretary
The inclusion of representatives from both sides of Parliament is intended to provide political balance during a process that will require legislative support.
Marietta Brew Pledges Transparent Process
Committee Chairperson Marietta Brew said the members understood the constitutional and historical importance of their assignment.
She stressed that the CRIC would not reopen the entire review of the Constitution but would concentrate on translating already accepted recommendations into legally sound and implementable measures.
“The committee will maintain a comprehensive record of its decisions, activities and expenditure,” she stated.
“We will prepare an implementation roadmap, a legislative and referendum calendar, as well as a system for tracking the status of every accepted recommendation. We will report regularly on the progress of the program.”
The government says the implementation process will be inclusive and transparent, with the broader objective of strengthening democratic governance, institutional accountability and checks and balances.
The newly inaugurated implementation committee will now begin the technical work required to convert the government’s constitutional reform commitments into amendment Bills and policy measures.
Source: Omanghana
