Kufuor backs 5-year presidential term saying 4 year cycle gives too little to implement programmes

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has backed a proposal to extend Ghana’s presidential term from four to five years, arguing that the current electoral cycle gives governments too little time to implement their development programmes. His position differs from that of the opposition New Patriotic Party, of which he is a member. The party has rejected the proposed extension and…