Appendix To ANN Poll Results On Ghana's Constitution

ANN Constitutional Review Poll
1. Do you own a copy of the 1992 constitution?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 36.9% 450
No 63.1% 770
answered question 1,220
skipped question 7
2. Have you read all the chapters of the 1992 Constitution?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 18.7% 228
No 81.3% 992
skipped question 7
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3. Have you read some of the chapters or parts of the 1992 Constitution?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 71.6% 873
No 28.4% 347
skipped question 7
4. How knowledegeable are you about the contents of the constitution?
Response Response
Percent Count
Extremely knowledgeable 6.9% 84
Knowledgeable 27.2% 332
Somewhat Knowledgeable 47.8% 583
Do not understand it all 18.1% 221
skipped question 7
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5. Where do you read the 1992 Constitution?
Response Response
Percent Count
my personal copy 33.3% 406
online (e.g., Ghanaweb) 24.9% 304
borrow a friend's copy 17.1% 209
Not Applicable (I never read it) 24.7% 301
skipped question 7
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6. Rate the effectiveness of the following Constitutional Organs in discharging its constitutional
functions over the last two decades?
Minimally Moderately Maximally Rating Response

Effective Effective Effective Average Count
16.6% 3.0% 3.4% 3.7% 3.7% 36.3% 4.9% 7.2% 6.6% 3.1% 11.5%
President 5.92 913
(152) (27) (31) (34) (34) (331) (45) (66) (60) (28) (105)
28.8% 7.0% 7.8% 6.0% 6.4% 26.4% 4.9% 4.7% 2.7% 1.3%
Parliament 3.9% (36) 4.34 913
(263) (64) (71) (55) (58) (241) (45) (43) (25) (12)
24.2% 5.8% 7.6% 9.1% 8.6% 24.3% 5.4% 4.5% 4.4% 2.8%
Judiciary 3.2% (29) 4.61 904
(219) (52) (69) (82) (78) (220) (49) (41) (40) (25)
14.9% 3.9% 6.6% 4.6% 5.9% 26.3% 8.6% 9.1% 6.8% 4.3%
Media 8.9% (79) 5.83 891
(133) (35) (59) (41) (53) (234) (77) (81) (61) (38)
20.9% 5.7% 7.9% 9.8% 10.5% 22.8% 8.3% 5.1% 3.7% 1.9%
National Media Commission 3.4% (31) 4.73 899
(188) (51) (71) (88) (94) (205) (75) (46) (33) (17)
Commission on Human Rights and 16.4% 6.9% 7.6% 6.9% 9.5% 26.4% 7.6% 5.9% 5.6% 3.3%
3.9% (35) 5.13 909
Administrative Justice (149) (63) (69) (63) (86) (240) (69) (54) (51) (30)
20.6% 6.2% 7.6% 9.1% 10.0% 25.5% 7.5% 6.1% 2.9% 1.2%
Auditor General 3.4% (31) 4.72 909
(187) (56) (69) (83) (91) (232) (68) (55) (26) (11)
25.0% 6.8% 9.8% 10.8% 12.0% 21.9% 5.5% 3.9% 2.0% 0.8%
Public Service Commission 1.6% (14) 4.15 897
(224) (61) (88) (97) (108) (196) (49) (35) (18) (7)
32.7% 6.4% 10.1% 9.7% 9.4% 17.5% 4.2% 4.6% 1.5% 1.5%
Council of State 2.2% (20) 3.87 904
(296) (58) (91) (88) (85) (158) (38) (42) (14) (14)
2.6% 3.4% 2.7% 3.1% 19.9% 5.8% 7.7% 14.0% 15.5% 18.6%
Electoral Commission 6.7% (60) 7.56 894
(23) (30) (24) (28) (178) (52) (69) (125) (139) (166)
15.7% 4.0% 6.1% 7.2% 7.4% 27.6% 8.6% 8.4% 5.5% 4.0%
Political Parties 5.4% (48) 5.50 883
(139) (35) (54) (64) (65) (244) (76) (74) (49) (35)
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17.9% 5.1% 8.9% 8.0% 8.5% 25.1% 6.8% 8.0% 5.0% 2.7%
National Security Council 4.1% (37) 5.08 901
(161) (46) (80) (72) (77) (226) (61) (72) (45) (24)
National Development and Planning 31.3% 8.4% 11.4% 8.8% 11.4% 16.2% 5.7% 2.6% 1.8% 1.0%
1.6% (14) 3.75 896
Commission (280) (75) (102) (79) (102) (145) (51) (23) (16) (9)
20.5% 6.0% 9.0% 9.4% 11.6% 22.2% 6.9% 5.2% 3.5% 2.7%
Statistical Service 2.9% (26) 4.69 896
(184) (54) (81) (84) (104) (199) (62) (47) (31) (24)
28.4% 8.8% 9.9% 7.4% 10.2% 20.4% 4.3% 4.5% 1.7% 1.6%
Police Service 2.8% (25) 4.07 888
(252) (78) (88) (66) (91) (181) (38) (40) (15) (14)
13.2% 4.3% 5.6% 7.0% 7.5% 24.3% 7.6% 7.8% 7.5% 6.0%
Ghana Armed Forces 9.3% (82) 5.94 885
(117) (38) (50) (62) (66) (215) (67) (69) (66) (53)
24.2% 6.2% 9.0% 9.6% 10.4% 21.4% 6.2% 5.8% 2.4% 2.1%
Prison Service 2.9% (25) 4.45 877
(212) (54) (79) (84) (91) (188) (54) (51) (21) (18)
National Committee on Civic 28.7% 7.0% 10.6% 9.9% 10.7% 18.1% 5.5% 3.5% 1.7% 1.9%
2.3% (21) 4.03 895
Education (257) (63) (95) (89) (96) (162) (49) (31) (15) (17)
25.6% 7.6% 8.8% 12.6% 10.0% 18.5% 6.2% 4.3% 2.5% 1.7%
District Assemblies 2.1% (19) 4.20 902
(231) (69) (79) (114) (90) (167) (56) (39) (23) (15)
31.0% 8.2% 10.0% 9.6% 10.9% 16.7% 5.6% 2.4% 2.8% 0.9%
District Chief Executives 1.9% (17) 3.84 898
(278) (74) (90) (86) (98) (150) (50) (22) (25) (8)
answered question 929
skipped question 298
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7. How long should the President serve in a given term?
Response Response
Percent Count
4 years 70.6% 636
5 years 25.9% 233
6 years 3.6% 32
8. In your opinion, does the President have excessive power?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 60.9% 549
No 39.1% 352
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9. Should the Attorney General's position be seperated from the Minister of Justice?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 79.0% 712
No 21.0% 189
10. Should majority of ministers be appointed from parliament (assume that such appointees will still
serve as an MP)?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 17.4% 157
no 82.6% 744
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11. Should dual citizens be disqualified from serving as Ministers?
Response Response
Percent Count
yes 36.7% 331
No 63.3% 570
12. Should any ministers be appointed from Parliament (assume such appointees continue to serve
as MPs)?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 41.8% 377
No 58.2% 524
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13. Should a ceiling be placed on the number of ministers?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 84.2% 759
No 15.8% 142
14. If a ceiling were to be placed on the number of ministers, what should the ceiling be (exclude
the 10 regional ministers and do not include deputy ministers)?
Response Response
Percent Count
no more than 10 21.0% 189
more than 10 but no more than

40.0% 360
20
more than 20 but no more than 30 20.5% 185
between 40 and 100 6.2% 56
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15. If a ceiling were to be placed on the number of deputy ministers, what should the ceiling be
(exclude the 10 deputy regional ministers)?
Response Response
Percent Count
no more than 10 23.8% 214

37.4% 337
20
between 40 and 100 6.0% 54
16. Should a Parliamentary Candidate hail from the Constituency that he seeks to serve as an MP?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 63.1% 537
No 36.9% 314
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17. Should a Parliamentary Candidate reside in the Constituency that he seeks to serve as an MP?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 77.1% 656
No 22.9% 195
18. Should there be a minimum residency requirement for Parliamentary Candidates who are
seeking to serve in a constituency?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 75.6% 643
No 24.4% 208
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19. Assume there is a minimum residency requirement for MPs, what should this requirement be
Response Response
Percent Count
Must be living in the constituency

13.0% 107
at the time that he is elected
Must be living in the constituency

at the time that he files his 10.4% 86
nomination
Must have lived in the constituency

at least 3 months prior to filing his 8.1% 67
nomination

no less than 6 months prior to filing 8.3% 68
his nomination

between 6 and 12 months prior to 16.1% 133
filing his nomination

between 12 and 24 months prior to 13.7% 113
filing his nomination
Must have lived in the

constituency at least 24 months 30.3% 250
prior to filing his nomination
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20. Should dual citizens be disqualified from running as members of Parliament?
Response Response
Percent Count
yes 31.3% 266
No 68.7% 585
21. Should a ceiling be placed on the number of Members of Parliament (MPs)?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 75.6% 643
No 24.4% 208
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22. if a ceiling were to be placed on the number of members of Parliament, what should the ceiling
be?
Response Response
Percent Count
no more than 140 26.3% 224

12.1% 103
180

30.2% 257
230

25.0% 213
250
over 250 6.3% 54
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23. Assuming there ar no ceilings on the number of MPs, who should have the power to decide on
the number of MPs?
Response Response
Percent Count
Parliament 41.8% 356
Electoral Commisoner 44.7% 380
Chairman of NCCE 4.5% 38
CHRAJ Commissioner 3.6% 31
President 5.4% 46
24. Do you believe the current Constitution allows an MP to initiate a Private Members Bill in
Parliament?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 41.8% 356
No 58.2% 495
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25. Should there be term limits on MPs?
Response Response
Percent Count
yes 57.9% 493
No 42.1% 358
26. Assuming there is a term limit on MPs, what type of limits do you want to see?
Response Response
Percent Count
No more than 1 4 year term 26.0% 221
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27. Should a ceiling be placed on the number of Justices of the Supreme Court?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 90.8% 733
No 9.2% 74
28. if a ceiling were to be placed on the number of Justices of the supreme Court, what should the
ceiling be?
Response Response
Percent Count
5 9.7% 78
7 19.8% 160
9 33.1% 267
11 21.3% 172
13 6.1% 49
15 10.0% 81
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29. Who should sit on cases before the Supreme Court?
Response Response
Percent Count
All justices of the Supreme Court 40.1% 324
A minimum of 5 justices as decided

24.0% 194
by the Chief Justice
A minimum of 5 justices as decided

25.3% 204
by a random process
All but 2 of the Justices of the

Supreme Court, as decided by the 3.5% 28
Chief Justice
All but 2 of the Justices of the

Supreme Court, as decided by a 7.1% 57
random process
30. Should Supreme Court decisions be subject to review?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 56.1% 447
No 43.9% 350
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31. Should Regional Tribunals be removed from the court structure of Ghana?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 51.3% 414
No 48.7% 393
32. A Justice of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal is required to retire on attaining the age
of 70 years. A Justice of the High Court or a Chairman of a Regional Tribunal is required to retire on
attaining the age of 65 years. Are these mandatory retirements necessary?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 68.0% 549
No 32.0% 258
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33. Assuming mandatory retirements are necessary, should the applicable age limits be the same for
all Constitutional Offices (e.g., CHRAJ Commissioner)?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 82.5% 666
No 17.5% 141
34. Assuming mandatory retirements are necessary, what should the mandatory age be?
Response Response
Percent Count
65 to 67 34.3% 277
68 to 70 40.1% 324
70 to 75 25.5% 206
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35. How should District Chief Executives be selected?
Response Response
Percent Count
They should be elected by the

14.3% 115
members of the district assembly
They should be elected by

78.0% 627
registered voters in the district
They should be appointed by the

0.4% 3
Member of Parliament
They should be appointed by the

7.3% 59
President
36. Should the death penalty be abolished?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 57.6% 463
No 42.4% 341
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37. According to the Constitution "The internal organisation of a political party shall conform to democratic
principles and its actions and purposes shall not contravene or be inconsistent with this constitution or
any other law." How would you rate the extent to which the following political parties' internal organization
conform to democratic principles?
Minimal Moderate Maximum Rating Response

Conformance Conformance Conformance Average
National Democratic Congress 4.5% 7.7% 6.6% 6.4% 5.9% 5.5% 4.2% 2.3%
23.8% (185) 27.5% (214) 5.4% (42) 4.86
(NDC) (35) (60) (51) (50) (46) (43) (33) (18)
3.0% 3.8% 3.9% 5.2% 8.4% 10.0% 9.6% 5.2%

National Patriotic Party (NPP) 11.7% (90) 28.2% (218) 11.1% (86) 6.39
(23) (29) (30) (40) (65) (77) (74) (40)
4.9% 7.4% 8.2% 10.7% 8.8% 5.7% 4.5% 2.0%

Peoples National Convention (PNC) 15.3% (116) 29.0% (220) 3.6% (27) 5.14
(37) (56) (62) (81) (67) (43) (34) (15)
4.5% 5.4% 6.6% 8.2% 7.6% 7.6% 5.7% 3.2%

Convention Peoples Party (CPP) 11.8% (90) 33.0% (251) 6.4% (49) 5.70
(34) (41) (50) (62) (58) (58) (43) (24)
6.8% 8.3% 9.4% 11.0% 5.1% 3.8% 3.2% 1.1%

Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) 24.9% (186) 24.5% (183) 1.9% (14) 4.29
(51) (62) (70) (82) (38) (28) (24) (8)
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere 8.9% 10.1% 7.2% 8.5% 3.8% 3.2% 1.6% 1.3%
33.0% (246) 20.3% (151) 2.1% (16) 3.77
(EGLE) (66) (75) (54) (63) (28) (24) (12) (10)
Great Consolidated Popular Party 8.6% 10.9% 9.4% 8.2% 3.5% 2.4% 2.4% 1.5%
30.5% (227) 20.5% (153) 2.1% (16) 3.86
(GCPP) (64) (81) (70) (61) (26) (18) (18) (11)
8.9% 9.1% 9.5% 8.2% 3.6% 3.1% 1.6% 1.5%

Ghana National Party (GNP) 32.5% (242) 20.2% (150) 1.7% (13) 3.76
(66) (68) (71) (61) (27) (23) (12) (11)
9.6% 9.2% 8.6% 8.2% 3.6% 3.4% 2.2% 1.1%

National Reform Party (NRP) 32.3% (236) 20.0% (146) 1.9% (14) 3.78
(70) (67) (63) (60) (26) (25) (16) (8)
8.7% 8.4% 7.9% 7.4% 3.5% 2.6% 1.6% 1.5%

United Ghana Movement (UGM) 37.9% (278) 18.7% (137) 1.8% (13) 3.56
(64) (62) (58) (54) (26) (19) (12) (11)
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Ghana Democratic Republican 9.0% 9.2% 9.0% 7.6% 2.9% 2.7% 1.4% 1.5%
35.6% (262) 19.3% (142) 1.9% (14) 3.61
Party (GDRP) (66) (68) (66) (56) (21) (20) (10) (11)
answered question
skipped question
38. Should Political Parties be required to allow all their registered members to vote in their
elections of flagbearers?
Response Response
Percent Count
YES 64.3% 502
NO 35.7% 279
39. Should Political Parties be required to allow all their registered members to vote in their
elections of national executives?
Response Response
Percent Count
YES 54.3% 424
NO 45.7% 357
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40. Should Political Parties be required to allow their registered members in various constituencies
to vote in their elections of Parliamentary Candidates?
Response Response
Percent Count
YES 79.8% 623
NO 20.2% 158
41. Under the Constitution, CHRAJ has a mandate (a) to investigate corruption allegations; (b) cases
of human rights abuses; (c)conflict of interest cases by public officials in the discharge of their
duties. Is this mandate too broad?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 31.3% 239
No 68.7% 525
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42. Assuming it was decided to reduce the functions of CHRAJ, which function would you take away?
Response Response
Percent Count
The investigation of corruption

36.8% 281
allegations
The investigation of cases of

20.0% 153
human rights abuses
The investigation of conflict of

interest cases by public officials 43.2% 330
in the discharge of their duties.
43. Should CHRAJ be able to initiate corruption allegation on its own?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 75.0% 573
No 25.0% 191
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44. Should CHRAJ have the power to prosecute current government officials?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 78.3% 598
No 21.7% 166
45. Should a Prosecutor, not under the supervision of the Attorney General be appointed where it
becomes necessary to prosecute current government officials?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 83.9% 635
No 16.1% 122
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46. According to Section 34 (1) of the Transitional Provisions "No member of the Provisional National
Defence Council, Provisional National defence Council Secretary, or other appointees of the
Provisional National Defence Council shall be held liable either jointly or severally, for any act or
omission during the administration of the Provisional National Defence Council." Should this clause
be repealed?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 71.0% 530
No 29.0% 216
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47. According to Section 34 (2) of the Transitional Provisions "It is not lawful for any court or tribunal
to entertain any action or take any decision or make any order or grant any remedy or relief in any
proceedings instituted against the Government of Ghana or any person acting under the authority
of the Government of Ghana whether before or after the coming into force of this Constitution or
against any person or persons acting in concert or individually to assist or bring about the change
in Government which took place on the twenty-fourth day of February 1966 on the thirteenth day of
January, 1972, on the fourth day of June 1979 and on the thirty-first day of December 1981 in respect
of any act or omission relating to, or consequent upon - (a) the overthrow of the government in
power before the formation of the National Liberation council, the National Redemption Council, the
Supreme Military Council, the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council and the Provisional National
Defence Council; or (b) the suspension or a abrogation of the Constitutions of 1960, 1969 and 1979;
or (c) the establishment of the National Liberation Council, the National Redemption Council, the
Supreme Military Council which took office on the ninth day of October 1975, the Supreme Military
Council established on the fifth day of July 1978, the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, or the
Provisional National Defence Council; or (d) the establishment of this Constitution. Should this
clause be repealed?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 65.3% 487
No 34.7% 259
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48. Should Chiefs be allowed to hold elected offices?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 21.2% 156
No 78.8% 580
49. When is the best time for the country to hold general elections?
Response Response
Percent Count
3 months before the inaugration 40.8% 300
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50. Should Ghanaians abroad be allowed to vote overseas?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 75.8% 558
No 24.2% 178
51. What is your Gender?
Response Response
Percent Count
Male 95.2% 701
Female 4.8% 35
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52. How old are you?
Response Response
Percent Count
18 to 30 years 9.9% 73
31 to 45 years 41.0% 302
46 to 60 years 39.1% 288
61 years and above 9.9% 73
53. Please add any further comments.
Response
Count
424
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ANN Constitutional Review Poll

1. Do you own a copy of the 1992 constitution?

Yes 36.9% 450

answered question 1,220

2. Have you read all the chapters of the 1992 Constitution?

Yes 18.7% 228

answered question 1,220

Yes 71.6% 873

answered question 1,220

4. How knowledegeable are you about the contents of the constitution?

Extremely knowledgeable 6.9% 84

Knowledgeable 27.2% 332

Somewhat Knowledgeable 47.8% 583

Do not understand it all 18.1% 221

answered question 1,220

my personal copy 33.3% 406

online (e.g., Ghanaweb) 24.9% 304

borrow a friend's copy 17.1% 209

Not Applicable (I never read it) 24.7% 301

answered question 1,220

Minimally Moderately Maximally Rating Response

answered question 929

skipped question 298

4 years 70.6% 636

5 years 25.9% 233

answered question 901

skipped question 326

8. In your opinion, does the President have excessive power?

Yes 60.9% 549

answered question 901

skipped question 326

Yes 79.0% 712

answered question 901

skipped question 326

Yes 17.4% 157

answered question 901

skipped question 326

yes 36.7% 331

answered question 901

skipped question 326

Yes 41.8% 377

answered question 901

skipped question 326

Yes 84.2% 759

answered question 901

skipped question 326

no more than 10 21.0% 189

more than 10 but no more than

more than 20 but no more than 30 20.5% 185

more than 30 but no more than 40 12.3% 111

between 40 and 100 6.2% 56

answered question 901

skipped question 326

no more than 10 23.8% 214

more than 10 but no more than

more than 20 but no more than 30 21.2% 191

more than 30 but no more than 40 11.7% 105

between 40 and 100 6.0% 54

answered question 901

skipped question 326

Yes 63.1% 537

answered question 851