Article 166 — National Media Commission

(1) There shall be established by Act of Parliament within six months after Parliament first meets after the coming into force of this Constitut ion, a National Media Commission which shall consist of 5[eighteen] members as follows— (a) one representative each nominated by (i) the Ghana Bar Association; (ii) the Publishers and Owners of the Private Press ; (iii) the Ghana Association of Writers and the Ghan a Library Association; (iv) the Christian group (the National Catholic Sec retariat, the Christian Council, and the Ghana Pentecostal Council); (v) the Federation of Muslim Councils and Ahmadiyya Mission; (vi) the training institutions of journalists and c ommunicators; (vii) the Ghana Advertising Association and the Ins titute of Public Relations of Ghana; and (viii) the Ghana National Association of Teachers; 6[(ix) the National Council on Women and Development ; (x) the Trade Unions Congress; (xi) the Association of Private Broadcaste rs.] (b) two representatives nominated by the Ghana Jour nalists Association; (c) two persons appointed by the President; and (d) three persons nominated by Parliament. (2) The Commission shall elect its own Chairman. 7[(3) A person who is a founding member of a politic al party, is a leader or a member of its executive or holds any office in a political party shall not be qualified to be a member of the Commission.]