Ghana’s NPP asks Supreme Court to rule on presidential terms
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ghanaian Times
Ghana’s New Patriotic Party is asking the Supreme Court to clarify whether the constitutional limit of two presidential terms also applies to non-consecutive terms. The case concerns the interpretation of Articles 58 and 66 of the Constitution, as John Dramani Mahama rules out another candidacy after his term, according to the Ghanaian Times.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP), an opposition party in Ghana, has petitioned the Supreme Court to request an interpretation of the constitutional limit of two presidential terms. The application seeks to determine whether the limit also applies when the two terms are not consecutive, according to the Ghanaian Times.
Former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, a lawyer at Dame and Partners, is asking the Court to rule on Articles 58(2) and 66(1), (2) and (3)(a) of the 1992 Constitution. The case comes as President John Dramani Mahama has said he would not seek another term after his current four-year term.
The NPP notably wants the Court to establish that the presidency is limited to a maximum of two terms, whether consecutive or separated by a period out of power. The ruling sought would establish the applicable interpretation for future presidential candidacies.
