President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has hinted at a review of the tenure of office for political officeholders in the country.
According to him, a review is currently ongoing, after which a decision will be made on the tenures of office for political officeholders.
The president made this known while speaking at a stakeholder engagement event in the Central Region as part of his Resetting Ghana tour.
Although he did not provide timelines on when the review will be done, he explained that the decision was reached after realising that four years is not enough for any government to have the needed impact.
“We are going to change the term of office for political office holders. Members of Parliament will go for five years, the President for five years, assemblymen for five years, and district chief executives for five years.
In Africa, Ghana and Nigeria have a four-year tenure, but that is not enough.
For the four years, you set up your government in the first year, and before you realize you are going for an election. So just like other African countries, Ghana will change our tenure of office to five years,” he said.
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