{"id":21286,"date":"2023-02-23T08:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T08:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/23\/ghana-needs-a-new-constitution-osei-kyei-mensah-bonsu\/"},"modified":"2023-02-23T08:59:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T08:59:06","slug":"ghana-needs-a-new-constitution-osei-kyei-mensah-bonsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/23\/ghana-needs-a-new-constitution-osei-kyei-mensah-bonsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Needs A New Constitution &#8211; Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article>\n<p>Ghana needs a new constitution that limits the number of ministers and MPs and makes the Speaker an MP &#8211; Majority Leader\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9754f70d86df484ea2b6943ef66088f9\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has called for the 1992 Constitution to be reviewed as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He says it is time to amend the country&#8217;s supreme law to reflect the needs of the modern world, which is constantly changing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a ceremony to mark 30 years of parliamentary democracy in Ghana, the Suame lawmaker said Ghana needed a new constitution that would limit the number of ministers, limit the number of seats in Parliament and make the Speaker an MP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no doubt that the 1992 constitution has done some good things over the past 30 years. However, I have to admit that some of the assumptions behind some of the reforms no longer hold or are not supported by today&#8217;s social and political realities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"gj2QTHKNYhU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Make Money Online In Ghana\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gj2QTHKNYhU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <iframe><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This shows why different groups are calling for a review of the 1992 constitution. It&#8217;s time to change the way our constitution works to fit the world we live in today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need a constitutional order that discourages a winner-takes-all mentality and encourages cooperation, group work and consensus building,&#8221; he said on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need a constitutional order that stops the winner-takes-all mentality and the do-or-die battles that come with our elections. We need a new constitution that stops the number of seats in parliament from going up and up.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need a new constitution that limits the number of ministers of state. We need a new constitution that ensures that the speaker of parliament is a sitting member of parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader, urged both sides of the House to work together for the good of all Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>Please Subscribe On The YouTube Channel Below:<\/p>\n<p>How To Make Money In Ghana With Your Mobile Phone 2023<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"gj2QTHKNYhU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Make Money Online In Ghana\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gj2QTHKNYhU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <iframe><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: KingtsugiNews (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/iframe><\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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