Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
There are a total of 276 constituencies in Ghana. The 9th Parliament is set to convene on 7 January 2025 to elect a Speaker and Deputy Speakers as well as for the administration of oaths to the Speaker and Members of Parliament. One new constituency, Guan was contested for the first time in this parliament. [3]
The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces.The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential election against former president, John Dramani Mahama, by a margin of 4.23%. [2]
The Attorney General of Ghana is the chief legal advisor to the Ghanaian government. The attorney general is also responsible for the Ministry of Justice . The Attorney General also serves as a member of the General Legal Council which regulates legal practice in Ghana.
The chief justice is appointed by the president of Ghana in consultation with the Council of State of Ghana and with the approval of the Parliament of Ghana. [9] A person qualified to be the chief justice of Ghana must be of a high moral character and have proven integrity and must have been a lawyer for at least fifteen years to have been eligible for appointment to the Supreme Court in the ...
Under the current Constitution the president is head of both state and government. [13] [17] The president is directly elected and serves a four-year term that expires at the next general election; a president may serve a maximum of two terms. In the event of a vacancy, the vice-president serves the remaining time as the president. [18]
Constituency Incumbent Status Candidates elect Ayawaso Central Henry Quartey Retained Ablekuma North Sheila Bartels Lost Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh
Kojo Vincent Oppong Nkrumah (born 5 April 1982) is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. [3] [4] [5] He is the member of parliament for the Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency.[6] [7] [8] Having served as the Minister of Information since November 2018, he was appointed the Minister for Works and Housing during a Ministerial reshuffle on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.
Jean was born on November 12, 1971, in Accra to Ga parents. Her father, Jacob Blukoo-Allotey, a physician who was awarded the Order of the Volta in 2008. Jean received her secondary education at St. Mary's Senior High School in Accra, after completion of her basic education at Ridge Church School.