Legal practitioner and social activist, Martin Luther Kpebu, has said the ongoing debate over the interpretation of the presidential term limit is much ado about nothing.
He says Article 66(2) of the 1992 Constitution which limits a President to two terms is clear and does not require interpretation.
Speaking on Ghana Tonight on TV3 on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Kpebu, who said it is within the petitioners’ right to seek interpretation, however noted that he wonders why such lawsuits have arisen to seek clarification.
“It’s more about much ado about nothing because Article 66(2) which talks about the term limit being two, for a President. You cannot elect a person as President for more than two terms. It’s very clear.”
According to him, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is only being cautious by going to the Supreme Court to prevent any future eventuality.
“But the NPP wants to be cautious. They just want to do prevention is better than cure. That’s how come they have also gone to the Supreme Court,” he noted.
Kpebu added that the NPP’s suit makes it the fourth lawsuit on the matter, adding that the party does not want to leave anything to chance. “This makes it the fourth law suit. They don’t want to leave anything to chance,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, according to Kpebu, has urged the Supreme Court not to entertain such lawsuits, arguing that the Constitution is explicit on what the presidential term limit is.
“You heard Speaker Bagbin speak forcefully on this matter. He urged the Supreme Court not to entertain these lawsuits at all because this country is far stronger than the fears that are being entertained,” he said.
He maintained that the constitutional provision is not in doubt for majority of Ghanaians. “Two terms are two terms. I don’t think majority of Ghanaians are in any doubt,” he added.
His comments follow a lawsuit filed by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the Supreme Court on July 28, 2026, invoking the court’s original jurisdiction to interpret Articles 58(2) and 66(1), (2) and (3)(a) of the 1992 Constitution.
The party, through its solicitor, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is asking the court to declare that a person shall not be elected President more than twice and shall not hold office for more than two four-year terms, amounting to eight years, whether consecutive or non-consecutive.
The suit names the Attorney-General as defendant and comes amid public debate over whether President John Dramani Mahama, who is serving a second non-consecutive term, would be eligible to contest the 2028 election.
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