JUST IN: NPP goes to Supreme Court over presidential term limits 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has filed a writ at the Supreme Court seeking an interpretation of the constitutional provisions governing presidential term limits in Ghana.

The party is asking the court to declare that the two-term limit under the 1992 Constitution applies to both consecutive and non-consecutive terms, meaning no individual can be elected President more than twice.

Dated July 30, 2026, the writ names the Attorney-General as the defendant and invokes the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction under Articles 2(1) and 130(1) of the Constitution.

The NPP wants the court to clarify that a person who has served one presidential term is eligible for only one additional term, regardless of whether the two terms are consecutive or separated by another president’s tenure.

The party is also seeking clarification on the eligibility of a Vice-President who assumes the presidency for more than half of a predecessor’s unexpired term. It wants the court to determine whether such a person can contest a presidential election for only one additional term.

In its statement of case, the NPP argues that the constitutional term limit should apply to the total number of terms served, rather than