The Constitution Review Commission (CRC) says it plans to submit a final report of its recommendations and findings, together with the draft amendment Bills to the Government within stipulation. The CRC was set up in 2010 as a Commission of Inquiry to conduct a consultative review of the operation of the 1992 Constitution. Specifically, the Commission’s terms of reference were to:

1. Ascertain from the people of Ghana, their views on the operation of the 1992 Fourth Republican Constitution and, in particular, the strengths and weaknesses of the Constitution;
2. Articulate the concerns of the people of Ghana as regards the amendments that may be required for a comprehensive review of the 1992 Constitution;
3. Make recommendations to the Government for consideration and provide a draft Bill for possible amendments to the 1992 Constitution.

A statement signed by Professor (Emeritus) Albert Fiadjoe, Chairman of the CRC, said the Commission has since rounding up the National Constitution Conference in March, this year, has engaged in a number of activities geared towards finalizing its work. These are;

1. Analyzing and synthesizing the Eighty Five Thousand (85,000) submissions received;
2. Testing the legal and factual integrity of those submissions;
3. Coding of all the submissions individually and mapping them against the demographic map of Ghana;
4. Conducting appropriate and relevant research into the areas covered by the submissions;
5. Eliciting best international comparative practices for consideration or adaptation to the Ghanaian situation;
6. Drafting the Bills for the recommended amendments to the Constitution;
7. Preparing an indicative list of Laws that need to be reviewed;
8. Putting together a comprehensive list of recommendations for administrative reforms in governance; and
9. Engaging the Commissioners in a consensus-building approach to their decision-making process across the Twelve (12) thematic areas as well as other areas of noted concerns of the Constitution.

“As a result of the long hours of deliberations that have attended this exercise, the Commission is happy to report substantial progress in all the above departments with the result that it predicts that its work will be fully and finally completed within the timeframe of the Constitutional Instrument that set it up,” the statement assured. While thanking all Ghanaians for their continued support and interest in the work of the Comission, Professor Fiadjoe said the remaining life of the Commission will be devoted to administrative processes for phasing out the project.