Veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr has asserted that Ghana has only had one republic, not four as widely accepted by the public.

According to him, although the country's constitution has been overthrown and new ones created due to military takeovers, the republican status of the country has never changed since it became a republic on July 1, 1960.

"I also disagree with the concept of a 4th Republic. Ghana has always had only one republican state which has never changed,"

Pratt said during a panel discussion on the Good Morning Ghana program on January 9, 2024.

He explained that the idea of a new republic was created by those who overthrew the country's first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, to create the impression of a new beginning after their actions.

"This idea of a second, third, and fourth republic must have its origins in the overthrow of the Nkrumah government, where opponents of Nkrumah and reactionary elements wanted to portray the Nkrumah era as a different kind of republic, and that we needed a new republic," Pratt added.

He also mentioned that some people are now referring to a "second independence" after President John Dramani Mahama was sworn into office on Tuesday, January 7, 2024.

Watch Kwesi Pratt’s remarks in the video below:

There is no '4th Republic' - Kwesi Pratt on Ghana's Republican status#GoodMorningGhana #MetroTV pic.twitter.com/EMgqfzrE2L

— Metro TV Ghana (@metrotvgh) January 9, 2025