By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei
The Constitution Review Committee has revealed that more than 21,500 Ghanaians were engaged through nationwide consultations and digital platforms as part of efforts to ensure broad public participation in the ongoing constitutional reform process.
As part of its work, the Committee conducted 10 zonal public engagements across the capitals of the former 10 regions, attracting a total of 2,436 participants. These engagements were held in Bolgatanga, Tamale, Wa, Koforidua, Ho, Accra, Cape Coast, Takoradi, Sunyani, and Kumasi, and brought together a wide cross-section of society.
Participants included youth groups, persons with disabilities, market women, civil society organisations, public and civil servants, district assembly officials, professional bodies, traditional leaders such as Chiefs, Queenmothers and Tindana, security agencies, driver associations, students, and state institutions including the National Commission for Civic Education.
Beyond the zonal forums, the Committee received 785 written submissions from the public, 735 electronically through its website and email, and 50 manual submissions delivered to the Secretariat. In addition, 10 thematic stakeholder engagements involving over 500 experts and practitioners were organised, alongside 17 targeted engagements with identifiable groups such as Members of Parliament, the Judiciary, the media, business leaders, academia, and youth groups.
The Committee also made extensive use of digital platforms to reach younger audiences. Between March and September, its social media engagements generated over 114,000 impressions on X, 192,000 views on Facebook, and thousands of views on YouTube, with one X-Spaces engagement alone reaching 21,000 young people.
According to the Committee, the extensive consultations ensured that the final Report, “Transforming Ghana: From Electoral Democracy to Developmental Democracy,” is grounded in the lived experiences and aspirations of Ghanaians across the country, reinforcing public ownership of the constitutional reform process.
