The Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has commended the latest engagement between the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) and the Judiciary, describing it as frank, constructive, and reform-oriented.
The long-anticipated meeting was held on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the Conference Room of the Judicial Service Administration and was chaired by Acting Chief Justice and Chief Justice-nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie.
In a statement after the engagement, sighted by MyNewsGh, Prempeh highlighted the significance of the discussions.
“The long-awaited engagement between the Constitution Review Committee and the Judiciary was held yesterday… Chaired by Acting Chief Justice/Chief Justice-Nominee His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the four-hour engagement covered a wide range of issues relating, mainly, to the administration of justice in Ghana,” he noted.
Prempeh explained that the issues discussed touched on some of the most pressing concerns within Ghana’s justice system.
“Among the issues that dominated the discussions were the size and jurisdictions of the Supreme Court and other superior courts, the roles and administrative powers and functions of the Chief Justice, procedures for appointment and removal of Superior Court judges, public perceptions of the judiciary, issues relating to judicial personnel and the delivery of justice in the Lower Courts, the financial independence of the judiciary, the role and status of the Judicial Secretary, and the Judicial Council,” he said.
He described the nature of the session as in line with the reform-oriented approach of the CRC’s nationwide consultations.
“Reflecting the general reform-orientation of the CRC’s engagements, yesterday’s discussions were frank, incisive, and highly constructive,” Prempeh emphasised.
The meeting brought together a wide representation from the judiciary, including Justices of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the High Court, as well as judges and magistrates of the Circuit and District Courts.
Prempeh further noted that since concluding its zonal public engagements in early August, the CRC has been holding targeted stakeholder consultations with critical state bodies.
“Since the Committee concluded its zonal public engagements in early August, it has held targeted stakeholder engagements with the Council of State, the Trades Union Congress, and the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA),” he added.
