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Article 70 — Appointments by President

Article
70
Index row title
Appointments by President
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
127670f7-7eec-453c-8e03-4a42b05d3809

123 words

Verbatim text

(1) The President shall, acting in consultation wit h the Council of State, appoint— (a) the Commissioner for Human Rights and Administr ative Justice and his Deputies; (b) the Auditor-General; (c) the District Assemblies Common Fund Administrat or; (d) the Chairmen and other members of— (i) the Public Services Commission; (ii) the Lands Commission; (iii) the governing bodies of public corporations; (iv) a National Council for Higher Education howsoe ver described; and (e) the holders of such other offices as may be pre scribed by this Constitution or by any other law not inconsistent with this Constitution. (2) The President shall, acting on the advice of th e Council of State, appoint the Chairman, Deputy Chairmen, and other members of the Electoral Commission.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 70 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Appointments by President”.
  • The passage runs to about 123 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assemblies”); it mentions education — it concerns education, schooling or training (the words used: “Education”).

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