'NPP were not advised by their constitutional experts, constitution does not require Consultative Assembly for amendments' — Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has questioned the need for a Consultative or Constituent Assembly to facilitate proposed amendments to Ghana's Constitution.

His comments follow calls by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the establishment of a Constituent or Consultative Assembly as part of efforts to implement recommendations contained in the Constitution Review Committee's report.

Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, September 19, 2026, Mr Fuseini said the Constitution itself provides the procedures that must be followed when its provisions are amended, with Parliament playing a central role in the process.

“The NPP, I don’t think that they were advised by their constitutional experts. If you look at the amendment procedure in the Constitution, there is no way, there’s no way in the Constitution that is stated that you require a consultative assembly for the purposes of a constitutional amendment,” he said.

According to him, where amendments concern entrenched provisions, the relevant constitutional requirements, including a referendum, must be followed.

“For the purposes of amending the Constitution in the way that we want to amend it, it will end in Parliament. And Parliament for that purpose will be a constituent assembly,” he said.

Mr Fuseini maintained that the constitutional provisions governing amendments do not expressly make provision for a Consultative Assembly.

“That provision does not state in a consultative assembly. That’s the first thing,” he said.

He acknowledged, however, that a Consultative Assembly could have a role if the objective were to formulate an entirely new Constitution instead of modifying the existing one.

“Even in rewriting a new Constitution, you can say, well, we will set up a consultative assembly. We will turn Parliament into a constituent assembly for the purposes of receiving proposals to write a new Constitution for us,” he said.

His remarks come amid continuing debate over how the government should respond to the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee and the appropriate constitutional process for implementing the proposed reforms.