The founder of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike has predicted doom for the Ghanaian youth if the 1992 Constitution is not reviewed for changes to be made.
The late former president, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings after succeeding in a coup d’état formed a constituent assembly to draft and enact the 1992 constitution to help the practice of democratic governance in Ghana.
According to Akwasi Addai Odike, the late former head of state constrained the constituent assembly members to empower the presidency with extensive prerogative powers so that he could rule Ghana completely.
Speaking to Onua FM, the UPP Founder has indicated that the 1992 constitution is moulded to protect the executive arm of government from stringent investigation and prosecution even after misappropriating government resources.
Akwasi Addai Odike while bemoaning the inability of past government administrations to review the Constitutions, notes that it is bound to make the Ghanaian youth poorer.
“The 1992 constitution has no hope or future for the youth; there are portions if not changed or reviewed the youth would remain poorer and miserable irrespective of who becomes the next president,” the Ghanaian politician said.
Akwasi Addai Odike insists that it is high time the prerogative powers that allow the President to appoint the Auditor General, Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other relevant positions are repealed.
He believes that once that is done, it would make the members of the executive arm accountable to the people.
Source: Modern Ghana
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