TUC cautions against 5-year presidency

Dual citizenship On dual citizenship, the TUC totally disagreed with the recommended amendment of Article 94(2)(a) to allow dual citizens to contest parliamentary elections and become Members of Parliament while remaining a citizen of another country and the government’s acceptance, including the current efforts in parliament to allow dual citizens to hold any public position except president and vice-president.“We have also taken note of government’s proposal to delete the words “except that the majority of Ministers of State shall be appointed from among members of Parliament” from Article 78(1), saying “This deletion will allow a President to nominate any number of ministers from among Members of Parliament.”” Mr Ansah said the union had, however, noted the government’s position that “A longer term provides a more realistic timeframe for the formulation, implementation, and assessment of government policy”.