Convener of the FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has argued that the constitutional amendment process in Ghana gives significant leverage to the minority in Parliament, making unilateral changes by any governing party practically impossible.
Barker-Vormawor stressed that constitutional reforms are firmly anchored in parliamentary procedures and cannot bypass legislative scrutiny.
“Every conversation, every discussion must go through Parliament… so as far as this is concerned, once the people approve, all discussions, all changes go through Parliament.
It is just a different threshold within Parliament,” he said on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday.
He explained that the voting requirements for constitutional amendments elevate the relevance of minority voices, regardless of their numerical strength.
“In my opinion, this is what makes the minority very powerful, irrespective of how small they are,” he added.
Barker-Vormawor rejected suggestions that a governing party, including the NDC, could independently overhaul constitutional provisions.
“There is no way you can be able to meet the threshold that is required for the amendments without the minority being part of it.
“Meaning that there is no way the NDC can run and say we are changing everything without them (Minority),” he stated.
He further observed that the legal procedures guiding changes to recommendations from the Constitution Review Committee are structured in a way that deepens bipartisan engagement.
