Each year since assuming office in 2015, the APNU+AFC government has promised to establish a Constitutional Reform Commission which would re-examine the Constitution in an open and inclusive manner, and reforms introduced where recommended.
In fact these were the exact words used by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan in his 2015 Budget Speech. On August 10, 2015, Jordan told the National Assembly that the Government will seek to re-establish the pillars and tenets of good governance by placing particular emphasis on the strengthening of governance institutions.
“A Constitutional Reform Commission will be established to begin re-examining the Constitution in an open and inclusive manner, and reforms introduced where recommended…in this regard, the period ahead, will be dedicated towards establishing a Constitutional Reform Commission to undertake comprehensive reforms with the objective of building a more democratic and inclusive society.”
This did not happen in 2015. Instead one