The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has inaugurated an 11-member Constitution Review Implementation Committee (CRIC) to translate government’s accepted constitutional reform proposals into legislation.
The committee, chaired by Presidential Legal Counsel and former Attorney-General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, was sworn into office at the Law House in Accra on Friday, August 28.
Its inauguration follows the government’s release of its position paper on recommendations submitted by the Constitution Review Committee, chaired by Professor H. Kwesi Prempeh.
Dr Ayine has tasked the committee with working within a strict timeline, directing it to prepare the first batch of constitutional amendment Bills covering non-entrenched provisions for presentation to Parliament by November 2026.
He said some of the proposed reforms would require a referendum and could subsequently be put before voters alongside the 2027 District Assembly elections.
Describing the assignment as both bipartisan and time-sensitive, Dr Ayine urged members to work diligently to meet the deadlines set for the implementation process.
“Your task is deliberately bipartisan and deliberately time-bound,” he said.
The other members of the committee are Dr Justice Srem Sai, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, Charlotte Osei, Dr Rainer Akumperigya, Emelia Ankomah, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, Samuel Passah, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Salamatu Iliasu and Eric Owusu-Mensah.
Ms Ankomah represents the Majority in Parliament, while Mr Anyimadu-Antwi represents the Minority. Mr Passah represents local government, with Mr Owusu-Mensah serving as Parliament’s representative.
Mr Barker-Vormawor will serve as Secretary of the committee, while Ms Iliasu has been appointed Draftsperson.
The committee is expected to coordinate the legal and legislative work required to give effect to the constitutional reforms accepted by the government.
