President John Mahama is expected to chair a special Cabinet meeting today to determine government’s position on proposals arising from the constitutional review process, according to government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
Speaking in a yet-to-be-aired edition of PM Express, the Abura Asebu-Kwamankese MP said a draft position paper has already been prepared following extensive consultations by the Attorney General and the President’s legal team.
“I think on the day that the report was presented, sometime last year, the President indicated that he had handed it over to the Attorney General and his legal counsel to study and advise government on what position to take on the recommendations that had been made.
“So that exercise has been concluded, and a draft position paper has been submitted to government,” he said.
“So tomorrow, Thursday, 14th May, there will be a special Cabinet session chaired by the president himself to consider the draft position paper.”
According to him, the outcome of the meeting will determine government’s official stance on the recommendations proposed under the constitutional review exercise.
“We would then take a decision on what exact position to take on the various recommendations,” he stated.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu added that the approved position paper would later be made public for Ghanaians to understand government’s views on the review process.
“I believe that not too long after that, the position paper that is approved by Cabinet will then be made public for people of Ghana to know what government makes of the whole constitutional review process,” he added.
He clarified that, unlike a commission of inquiry, the constitutional review committee does not require the issuance of a white paper.
Pressed by host Evans Mensah on why the Cabinet session was being treated as special, the spokesperson said the constitutional review process was the main agenda for the meeting.
“It’s a one-item session…There may be one or two items. But the main reason why this session has been called is this constitutional review process,” he said.
He revealed that government is already preparing to move into the implementation phase once Cabinet approves the document.
“Once the position paper is adopted and approved, then we’ll move to setting up an implementation committee,” he disclosed.
He also indicated that government would decide which proposals to adopt, amend or reject as part of the process.
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