Ken Kuranchie drags AG to Supreme Court, argues President is eligible for a third term

Ghanaian news editor and lawyer Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, also known as Ken Kuranchie, has filed a writ at the Supreme Court seeking a definitive interpretation of the country's presidential term-limit provisions.

The suit, filed on June 30, 2026, was brought by Ken Kuranchie and Bridget Brita Buabeng of Besamho Legal Consult, Kasoa, representing him.

The Attorney-General, Dominic Ayine, was named as the sole defendant.

The case refers to Article 66(2) of the 1992 Constitution, which limits a person to two terms as President of Ghana.

The plaintiff is asking the Supreme Court to interpret whether that provision applies only to two consecutive terms and whether a substantial break between elected terms resets a person's eligibility count.

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Specifically, the plaintiff is seeking three declarations from the court.

First, that the two-term presidential limit in Article 66(2) only takes effect upon the completion of two consecutive terms of four years each.

“A declaration that, on a true and proper interpretation of Articles 66(2), 246(2), 1(1), 35(1), and 42 of the 1992 Constitution, the two-term presidential limit in Article 66(2) is properly construed as imposing a prohibition on election to the office of President of Ghana only upon the completion of two consecutive terms of four years each,” the writ stated.

Second, that a substantial break of one four-year electoral cycle resets the eligibility count.

“A declaration that, on a true and proper interpretation of Articles 66(2), 246(2), 1(1), 35(1), and 42 of the 1992 Constitution, a substantial break of one four-year electoral cycle of elected presidential service resets the eligibility count,” the writ added.

Third, that the prohibition in Article 66(2) is not engaged until a person has been elected to and has served two consecutive elected terms of four years each.

“A declaration that, on a true and proper interpretation of Articles 66(2), 246(2), 1(1), 35(1), and 42 of the 1992 Constitution, the prohibition in Article 66(2) is not engaged until a person has been elected to and has served two consecutive elected terms of four years each,” the writ said.

If the court rules in favour of the plaintiff's interpretation, it could open the door for President Mahama, who served two terms from 2009 to 2017 before returning to power in January 2025, to contest a further term in office.

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