Democracy is the winner in constitutional review - Attorney General

Accra, May 5, GNA - Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Betty Mould- Iddrisu says the on-going constitutional review exercise is designed to give Ghanaians an opportunity to take a second look at the constitution; endorse or revise it.

Speaking at a dinner meeting with Association of Ghanaian Lawyers in New York, the Attorney General said democracy would be the winner as the review exercise was all involving since nearly all the parties which participated in Election 2008 had it on their agenda had they won the election.

Mrs Iddrisu said: "We have just come out of a nail biting elections. The experiences of that exercise have taught us to put in place, revised mechanisms to avert the prospect of any instability in our democratic governance".

"Government together with civil society and other partners are committed to the passage of the requisite laws and putting in place other mechanisms to ensure that our future elections are smooth and devoid of rancour and disputations". The Mills Administration, the Attorney General stated, was committed to entrenching the rule of law and transparent governance in Ghana. She said in this respect, the administration had seen lawyers and the legal profession as playing a key and crucial role in reinforcing the rule of law and democratic governance in the country. On investment, Mrs. Iddrisu said government had put in place policies designed not only to attract investment, but also to make Ghana a haven for foreign investment. She said foreign investment needed a pool of qualified and motivated human resources.

"It is the objective of President Mills Administration to unleash these potentials by reinforcing human rights and individual freedoms. The recent policy fair, among others is all geared towards building bridges between individual capacities and government policies and investments. We intend to do more in the future. The ultimate objective is to make Ghana the destination and gateway to foreign investment in Africa ", she added. Mrs. Iddrisu stated that corruption could not be tolerated in a country, which sought to become the first destination of investment in Africa. "Consistent with our commitment to consolidate the structures and practices of good governance therefore, we intend to fight this menace and ensure that doing business in Ghana is free of corruption of every kind and manifestation", the Attorney General said. 5 May 10