The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for the ongoing constitutional review process to be guided by the national interest, broad-based consensus and a commitment to strengthening democratic governance.
The President of the Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, said constitutional reform must not be driven by partisan calculations or narrow institutional interests but should seek to promote justice, democratic accountability and the common good.
He made the call on Monday, November 9, 2026, in his keynote address at the opening of the 2026 Plenary Assembly of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
According to Bishop Gyamfi, the ongoing constitutional review presents an important opportunity for Ghana to deepen constitutionalism, strengthen democratic governance and address institutional and structural deficiencies in the country’s constitutional order.
He encouraged the relevant constitutional review bodies, Parliament, the Executive and other stakeholders to approach the exercise with openness, intellectual honesty and an overriding commitment to the national interest.
“Constitutional reform must not be reduced to partisan calculations or narrow institutional interests,” he said.
The Bishops’ Conference stressed the need for the review process to reflect broad-based national consensus and strengthen the foundations of justice, democratic accountability and the common good.
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