Ghana's government backs extending presidential term from four to five years

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  • JULOR CAESAR 1 week ago

    There's nothing an extra year can do if elected politicians can't accomplish anything in their current four year term in office. Can't cure incompetence and lack of vision by tacking on an extra year to the terms of elected p ...
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  • Concerned Ghanaian 1 week ago

    I agree with you @Julor especially if you end up with a incompetent president and administration like the recent outgoing NPP administration whose only modus operandi in their last term was to steal and loot the country dry. ...
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  • Mr. Smith 1 week ago

    The president's true colors have been exposed. Typical African leader who has nothing to offer. He roped in parliament to silence the useless opposition. How many of them are against this?

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  • Great one 1 week ago

    5 yrs will be too long to get rid of a bad president, if your program is great, mandate will be renewed for continuity but if not, it's better to kick the person out before they do more damage so 4yrs is better

    Imagine if ...
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  • Kk 1 week ago

    99.9% of well meaning Ghanaians will be against that,3 terms is far far better that means the people voted them into power,5 years to change a bad president is bad,even america is 4 years and they are able to do a lot

  • Peter 1 week ago

    What about the INDEMNITY CLAUSE in Ghana's constitution? It has outlived it's relevance. How can a Nation entrusts it's resources, destiny and everything in the care of one person as president and after his term of office for ...
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  • nation builder 1 week ago

    good point

  • POURFENDEUR DE LA CORRUPTION/ANTI CORRUPTION 1 week ago

    These politicians are vultures. They want to cling on to power forever. It's all a ploy to stay in power. Ghanaians prefer the already established status quo. Vultures, vultures, vultures with nothing to show for

  • Ghanaians must agree 1 week ago

    It's not left to politicians or a few people to change the constitution like it's being put across to people. Ghanaian voters must agree to any changes in the constitution in a plebisite. In any case, if it is approved, the ...
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  • POURFENDEUR DE LA CORRUPTION/ANTI CORRUPTION 1 week ago

    These politicians are vultures. They want to cling on to power forever. It's all a ploy to stay in power. Ghanaians prefer the already established status quo. Vultures, vultures, vultures with nothing to show for
    This our c ...
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  • Nii Joromi 1 week ago

    Imagine the corrupt dwarf ruling Ghana for 10 years! We generally have bad leaders in Ghana so 4 years is ok. A 5 year presidential mandate is not a guarantee for prosperity.

  • POURFENDEUR DE LA CORRUPTION/ANTI CORRUPTION 1 week ago

    Why do we have too many nonentities in the NDC. Toilet self is better and useful than clueless tyrant drankard dictator Idi Amin Ford Airbus Deadgoat Dumsor. Felix Ofosu Kwakye's halitosis mouth attracts flies all over anytim ...
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  • Bad Market 1 week ago

    Tell us what that 5 years term has brought to certain African countries like Benin etc.

  • Koppong 1 week ago

    Citizen should vote against this 5 year term