This will not apply to sitting president John Mahama if passed via a referendum process. The Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term. The Attorney General maintained that a longer tenure would allow governments to properly develop, execute and assess their policies before returning to voters. The committee had proposed dropping the eligibility threshold from the current constitutional requirement of 40 years to 30 years. The eight-member committee appointed to this national task comprised the following persons:Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh (Chairman) – Executive Director, Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) Dr. Rainer Akumperigya, Esq.