By Francis Kobena Tandoh
Supreme Court nominee Justice Senyo Dzamefe on Monday affirmed his unyielding support for the constitutional provision on presidential term limits as contained in Ghana’s 1992 Constitution
Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament in the Ghanaian of Accra, he emphasized his respect for what is outlined in the 1992 Constitution.
“Mr. Chairman, the honourable member referred to the constitution, and that is what the constitution says. So I can’t have anything against what is in the constitution.”
His remarks come amid growing political tension following allegations by Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who has claimed that President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are pursuing an agenda to secure a third presidential term.
In an interview on May 1, 2025, Afenyo-Markin pointed to the recent nomination of seven Justices to the Supreme Court as evidence of such a plan.
“It is obvious that the bold attempts by the president to nominate out of the blue, seven judges, to the Supreme Court are the first major attempt at all that they have rehearsed; a third-term agenda.
“All that the NDC is doing is through the advice of the hawks of NDC to set a third term agenda for its leadership,” alleged Afenyo-Markin. Enditem
Source: Ghana Eye Report
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