The Economic Fighters League has called on the youth, women, and persons living with disabilities to closely follow the upcoming Constitutional Review Committee report and demand reforms that ensure inclusive political representation.
In a statement issued on December 17, ahead of the submission of the committee’s final report to President John Mahama, the group said the moment is critical and will shape Ghana’s political future for generations.
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The League urged young people, women and persons with disabilities to pay particular attention to proposals on Proportional Representation, which it described as the most important reform before the committee.
“This moment matters. It will shape the political future of our country for generations. We urge you to pay close attention, and to speak with clarity and courage, especially on one reform that we presented to the Constitutional Review Committee, and that protects your interests more than any other: Proportional Representation,” the statement said.
The group criticised Ghana’s current winner-takes-all electoral system, saying it excludes large sections of the population from meaningful political participation.
“Ghana’s current winner-takes-all electoral system has locked out millions. It marginalises the youth, sidelines women, and structurally excludes persons living with disabilities. It rewards money, muscle, and political godfathers, not ideas, competence, or lived experience. This is not democracy. It is exclusion by design.”
According to the Economic Fighters League, Proportional Representation would offer a more inclusive political system by lowering barriers to entry into Parliament.
“Proportional Representation offers a different path. It lowers the barriers to political participation. It makes inclusion deliberate rather than accidental. It creates space for young people, women, and persons living with disabilities to enter Parliament without having to fight hostile, expensive, and physically demanding constituency battles,” the statement noted.
The League said the reform would ensure real representation rather than tokenism.
“It replaces tokenism with real representation,” the statement added.
Breaking down the impact of the reform on different groups, the Group said Proportional Representation would give young people a stronger voice in governance.
“For the youth, Proportional Representation means your numbers finally count. Your votes translate into seats, your ideas into policy, and your energy into leadership.”
For women, the group said the system would help dismantle long-standing barriers.
“For women, it means breaking the walls of patriarchal gatekeeping and ending the myth that politics belongs only to men with money and connections,” the statement said.
The League also stressed the importance of inclusion for persons living with disabilities.
“For persons living with disabilities, it means a political system that recognises citizenship without conditions and leadership without ableist prejudice,” the statement said.
The organisation insisted that its call was rooted in justice, not charity.
“This is not about charity. It is about justice,” the statement said. “It is about building a democracy that reflects the true diversity of Ghanaian society.”
The Economic Fighters League urged citizens to actively engage with the Constitutional Review Committee’s report once it is released.
“As Fighters, we call on the youth, women, and persons living with disabilities to demand that Proportional Representation is not sidelined, diluted, or buried in technical language,” the statement said.
“Watch the report. Read it. Question it. Organise around it. This is your chance to shape and own your democracy – make your voices impossible to ignore.”
The group said that constitutional reform should prioritise the people over power.
“Constitutional reform must not protect power. It must protect the people. Proportional Representation is not a favour. It is a democratic right.”
Read the full statement below
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