Ayariga Rejects Minority's Constitutional Amendment Claims

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has vehemently dismissed concerns raised by the Minority in Parliament alleging that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is plotting to secure a supermajority to amend the 1992 Constitution.

Speaking on the AM show on Wednesday, December 5, 2025, Ayariga urged the Minority to cease what he described as “raising false alarms,” asserting that these claims are baseless.

He explained that the NDC already possesses the numerical strength, even without the contested Kpandai seat, to initiate constitutional amendments if it were their intention. However, he emphasized that no such proposal has been brought before the House.

“As we speak today, with or without Kpandai, NDC has the numbers to amend the Constitution, but nobody has proposed the amendment,” Ayariga stated. “So if you are losing another seat, lose it gracefully. Don’t come shouting wolf when there is none.”

The Majority Leader cautioned the Minority that consistently making unfounded accusations could damage their credibility with the Ghanaian public. He warned, “Because you are used to shouting wolf when there is no wolf… you’ll get to a point where Ghanaians will not take you seriously.”

These remarks followed accusations leveled by Minority MPs that the government is orchestrating a deliberate strategy to dominate Parliament in order to facilitate constitutional changes.

On Tuesday, Minority spokesperson, Oppong Nkrumah, alleged a “premeditated plan” to engineer vacancies, drawing parallels with what he termed politically motivated dismissals in the public sector.

“There is a pre-advertised agenda to ensure that there is an overwhelming majority in this chamber for constitutional amendments,” Nkrumah told journalists.

The current controversy centres around a letter dated December 4, 2025, issued by the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, informing the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, about a vacancy in the Kpandai Constituency. This notification came after a High Court ruling mandated a rerun of the 2024 parliamentary election in that area.

Minority MPs have criticized the Clerk’s action as “out of place” and “unfortunate,” arguing that the notification was premature and contravened established legal procedures.

Despite these concerns, Mahama Ayariga reiterated that the Minority’s suspicions are unfounded and that neither the government nor the Majority Caucus has any intention of altering the Constitution. “I am advising my friends on the Minority side — there is no proposal to amend the Constitution. I don’t see any proposal on the floor,” he concluded.

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