Mahama announces referendum on constitutional amendments alongside 2027 District Assembly Elections

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to hold a national referendum on proposed constitutional amendments alongside the 2027 District Assembly Elections.

He made the announcement during the Resetting Ghana Tour Citizens' Engagement in Bolgatanga, as part of his two-day tour of the Upper East Region.

"Next year, apart from voting for your Assembly Members, you will also be required to vote on the constitutional amendments," President Mahama said.

He explained that the referendum would determine whether proposed changes to Ghana's entrenched constitutional provisions could be implemented.

"If the referendum is successful, we will implement the amendments to the entrenched clauses. That is what we are doing with regard to governance," he said.

Constitutional Review Implementation Committee

President Mahama said he would soon inaugurate the Constitutional Review Implementation Committee to consider the Government's position paper alongside the reports of the Constitutional Review Commission.

He said the committee would synthesise the two documents and divide the resulting proposals into non-entrenched and entrenched clauses.

The two categories will follow separate approval processes.

"For non-entrenched clauses, we only need Parliamentary approval. We will put them before Parliament, and Members will vote and pass them," he said.

"Entrenched clauses require that we conduct a referendum. At least 40 percent of registered voters must vote, and 75 per cent of those who vote must say yes," he added.