Today, Tuesday, 7th January 2020 is a constitution day of Ghana and a statutory holiday.
This holiday is said to serve as a recognition of the 4th republican constitutional dispensation of Ghana which started on January 7, 1993.
This holiday is also to recognize the country’s effort to maintain and sustain the 4th republic over the years.
Ghanaians, on January 7, 2019, observed the maiden Constitution Day as a public holiday.
The day was set aside by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to recognize the coming into force of the 1992 Constitution and the beginning of the Fourth Republic.
Two governance experts and a Political Science lecturer have advocated engagement in communities and schools for Ghanaians to appreciate the importance of the day.
They said such engagements should involve political leaders spending time with community members to interact and answer questions, while the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) should be supported to organize debates and fora in schools to let students appreciate the day.
The two governance experts — Dr. Kojo Asante, the Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at the Centre for Democratic Development – Ghana (CDD-Ghana), and Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey, the Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) — shared their perspectives in separate interviews.
Source: Kofi Atakora
