The president of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo has canceled the December 17 referendum in an address to the nation.
H.E Akuf0-Addo made the announcement via a national address which was aired at exactly 8:00 p.m. and on Joy News TV and other major TV stations.
According to the President of Ghana, as monitored by Gossips24.com, the referendum has been postponed indefinitely.
The president in his address directed that the December 17 referendum be aborted until a national consensus is built.
The referendum seeks to, among other things, amend Article 55, Clause 3 of the 1992 Constitution to enable political parties to participate in district-level elections.
Article 55 (3), is an entrenched clause, which currently bans political party activity in district-level elections, It requires a referendum and a turnout of at least 40% and over 75% voters in favour of the proposal, to amend the Article.
The referendum has sharply divided the country with the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference calling for a postponement.
Well, until a new date is announced, the referendum will not hold.
