By Joe Adjei
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has outlined a series of activities nationwide beginning from 28th of this month to mark 30 years of uninterrupted constitutional rule in Ghana.
The Commission’s Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations, Samuel Asare Akuamoah who disclosed this to the GNA at Tema said, “the success of Constitutional rule in Ghana is classified as a fundamental accomplishment of all Ghanaians”.
He explained that the NCCE has set out to protect the Fourth Republic given the chequered history of the country’s Constitutional rule with the setting up of the Annual Constitution Week Celebration.
The Week was instituted in 2001 to commemorate the country’s return to Constitutional Democratic Rule, significantly on April 28, 1992, where the electorate voted in a referendum to adopt the draft Fourth Republican Constitution.
Since its inception, April 28 to May four has been observed as the Annual Constitution Week.
2022 marks 30 years of uninterrupted Constitutional rule in the Fourth Republic, although it is relatively young compared to developed democracies.
For this reason, Mr Akuamoah said Ghanaians must work hard to consolidate the fledgling democracy for common good. According to him,” the NCCE will hold public lectures and dialogues on the theme: “After Three Decades of Democratic Rule under the 1992 Constitution: Revisiting the Agenda for Constitutional Reforms”.
He explained that democracy grows when people identify the shortfalls in its practice and take the appropriate remedial measures to set things right.
He said the nurturing of a living Constitution is vital for the sustenance of Ghana’s fledgling democracy and the promotion of sustainable development.
