The Election Community of Practice and Learning (ECoPL) has organized a high-level stakeholders’ forum on the theme: The Constitutional Review Process, where are we? The event, which was held on Wednesday 30^th October 2019 at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra was supported by STAR Ghana Foundation.

Speaking on behalf of the Chairperson of the Governing Council (GC) of STAR Ghana Foundation, Professor Audrey Gadzakpo – member of the GC of the Foundation and Dean of the School of Information and Communication Studies, called on the government of Ghana to adopt an aggressive approach to implementing the recommendations of the constitutional review commission. Prof. Gadzakpo called for a holistic implementation of the recommendations.

“It is important that we adopt a holistic approach to the constitutional review process. We need therefore to put the implementation of the amendments firmly into our priority agenda. We need to re-energize citizens to deepen and consolidate democratic governance. The current situation which we think partly is from outstanding issues in the constitution that we are yet to address is breeding apathy, disengagement of citizens and importantly undermining accountability while encouraging impunity and promoting corruption”.

Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, on his part indicated that the Government of Ghana was working around the clock to implement the recommendations. He said:

“The Attorney General has actually… taken steps to implement some of the recommendations of the constitution review commission. I have indicated that there have been submissions from the office of the Attorney General to Parliament for the amendment of article 243 (1).”

Elections Community of Practice and Learning (ECOPL) is a coalition of highly recognized civil society organizations, media houses, the National Commission for Civic Education, National Media Commission, National Peace Council, Political Parties and activists working together to positively influence elections planning, administration and system in Ghana. ECoPL has four priority areas namely: Constitutional Reforms, peace and security, election credibility and inclusivity as well as the use of ICT tools in elections management.

 ECOPL on constitutional reforms stern from STAR-Ghana’s learning vision to strengthen and encourage learning, internally in STAR-Ghana and externally amongst civil society organizations and across diverse stakeholders in Ghana; and more particularly to mobilize critical stakeholders within the governance landscape to harness and share the lessons and emerging issues in respect of the implementation of recommendations for constitutional reforms in Ghana.