The Supreme Court has Opened the Door. Parliament must now Reform Ghana’s Political Finance Architecture - MyJoyOnline
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling holding that limiting participation to delegates is unconstitutional and requiring political parties to expand participation in their parliamentary and presidential primaries to all members in good standing is among the most consequential rulings in Ghana’s Fourth Republic. What makes the moment even more striking is that, just a day after the ruling, the Government released its position paper on the recommendations of the Prof. Kwasi Prempeh Constitution Review Committee, and in it endorsed both the Court’s decision and the CRC’s call for broader participation. In granting political parties a one-year period to amend their constitutions, rules, and electoral processes, the apex court did more than simply interpret the Constitution: it created a rare constitutional moment—an opening for Ghana to fundamentally reform its political finance architecture and confront one of the gravest threats to democratic governance: the escalating cost of politics.