Ghana backs extending presidential term to 5 yrs, lowering age limit

Ghana's government on Thursday accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term to five years and  lower the minimum age for candidates to 35.

Other recommendations accepted by the government include extending Parliament’s tenure to match the new presidential term.

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has clarified that the government’s proposed constitutional amendment to extend the presidential term from four years to five years will not apply to incumbent President John Dramani Mahama.

ACCRA, July 30 - Ghana's government has accepted a recommendation to extend the presidential term from four to five years, the West African country's justice minister said on Thursday.

It is not the first time the constitution has been amended to allow Daniel Ortega, 80, to stay in power for longer.