The Constitution Review Committee has proposed a ban on Members of Parliament serving as ministers, while also imposing stringent limitations on the government’s size.
According to the Committee, this aims to strengthen the separation of powers and curb executive excess. Chairman Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh made these remarks while presenting the Committee’s final report on Monday, December 22, 2025.
He advocated for an amendment to Article 78(1), which would prohibit sitting Members of Parliament from being appointed as Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers, or Regional Ministers.
This recommendation seeks to clearly demarcate the legislative and executive branches of government.
Furthermore, the Committee proposed that a Member of Parliament who resigns would also be ineligible for ministerial appointment for the duration of the parliamentary term for which they were elected, to prevent circumvention of the proposed ban.
Additionally, the Committee recommended amendments to Article 78(2) to significantly reduce the government’s size.
Under this proposal, the total number of Ministers of State, including Deputy Ministers and Regional Ministers, would be capped at three times the number of Cabinet Ministers. Given that the Constitution already limits Cabinet Ministers to 19 under Article 76(1), the total number of ministers across all categories would thus be limited to 57.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
