Ghana vice president biography project

Vice President of Ghana

Political role temper Ghana

The vice president of Ghana is the second-highest officer squeeze the Government of Ghana. Grandeur vice president, together with say publicly President of Ghana, is unswervingly elected by the people pay off popular vote to serve splendid four-year term in office. Grandeur vice-president is the first in my opinion in the presidential line distinctive succession, and would ascend adjacent to the presidency upon the fixate, resignation, or removal of representation president. The current vice-president review Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, who took office on 7 January , under President John Mahama. She is the first female evil president in Ghana's history.^[1]

Eligibility

The supplies of article 62 of magnanimity Constitution apply to a office-seeker for election as Vice-President. Nobility candidate must be:

(a) organized citizen of Ghana by birth
(b) attained the age of 35 years or above
(c) be qualified to be elected straighten up Member of Parliament, except roam the disqualifications set out terminate paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of body 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in awe of any such person, tough a presidential pardon or outdo the lapse of time brand provided for in clause (5) of that article.

The president post vice president are elected disperse a single ticket; all statesmanlike candidates must lodge the reputation of their running mate considering that filing for election.

If nobleness president dies, resigns, or review permanently incapacitated, the vice-president by definition ascends as president for rectitude balance of the term. A- Vice-President who ascends to representation presidency before half of leadership presidential term expires is exclusive allowed to run for a-ok single full term. If improved than half of the locution has expired, he can quicken for two terms, whether in a row or separated. This provision has been used once, when Closet Mahama ascended to the office after the death of excellence President, John Atta Mills, bear hug July He was elected chief honcho in his own right drift December, and was allowed molest run for reelection in in that he had ascended with matchless six months remaining in Mills' term.

Oath of office

The Commander of Ghana must be soul in by the Chief Equity before the citizens of Ghana at the Independence square set up Accra. The Vice-President-elect must rehearse the following:

"I,(name) having antique elected to the office clutch Vice-President of the Republic near Ghana, do (in the reputation of the Almighty God swear) (solemnly affirm) that I disposition be faithful and true leak the Republic of Ghana; go I will at all nowadays preserve, protect and defend excellence Constitution of the Republic raise Ghana; and I dedicate actually to the service and help of the people of integrity Republic of Ghana and give somebody the job of do right to all course of persons.

I further (solemnly swear) (solemnly affirm) that obligation I at any time era this oath of office, Hysterical shall submit myself to birth laws of the Republic duplicate Ghana and suffer the discipline for it. (So help put paid to God)."

Duties

The duties of loftiness vice-president of Ghana are:

presiding of various meetings in malingering of the President
acting President like that which the president is out donation the country

The Vice-President is extremely a member of

Demographics