WE WANT QUALIFYING AGE FOR PRESIDENCY REDUCED TO 35 – DYMOG

The Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) has proposed an amendment to Article 62 (b) and other relevant constitutional provisions to reduce the age limit to at least 35 years to qualify to run for the position of a president in Ghana.

According to Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, a person shall not be qualified for election as the president of Ghana unless: (a) he/she is a citizen of Ghana by birth. (b) he/she has attained the age of forty years.

“Political parties must also commit to a certain significant percentage of appointment of the Youth, however we admit that this should be informed by policy acknowledging that the number of Youthful appointees isn’t coterminous to Youthful representation.


“That is, the mere quantum jump in numbers of youthful appointees, doesn’t necessarily mean adequate representation unless through a tailored effort by policy or constitutional provisions to ameliorate the challenges confronting the Ghanaian Youth.

“The policy must in clear and easy understood way give the distinctive markings for selection of the young people to various Government agencies and to establish a potent bond between the number of Youth appointees and Youth representation,”

DYMOG said it celebrates the relentless and energetic spirit of the Ghanaian youth on the occasion of the International Youth Day on Wednesday 12th August.

This year’s theme, “Youth Engagement for Global Action” which, seeks to highlight the ways in which the engagement of young people at the local, national and global levels can be enhanced, speaks to the core deficit of youth participation in the governance architecture.