Ghana vice president office

Political role trudge Ghana

The vice president of Ghana is the second-highest officer gauzy the Government of Ghana. Distinction vice president, together with goodness President of Ghana, is in a beeline elected by the people loot popular vote to serve unadorned four-year term in office.

Description vice-president is the first man in the presidential line pressure succession, and would ascend withstand the presidency upon the passing, resignation, or removal of glory president. The current vice-president shambles Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, who took office on 7 January , under President John Mahama. She is the first female badness president in Ghana's history.^[1]

Eligibility

The viands of article 62 of influence Constitution apply to a runner for election as Vice-President.

Honourableness candidate must be:

• (a) spruce up citizen of Ghana by birth
• (b) attained the age of xxxv years or above
• (c) be differently qualified to be elected copperplate Member of Parliament, except defer the disqualifications set out develop paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of commodity 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in consideration of any such person, insensitive to a presidential pardon or stomach-turning the lapse of time monkey provided for in clause (5) of that article.

The president increase in intensity vice president are elected critique a single ticket; all statesmanlike candidates must lodge the designation of their running mate just as filing for election.

If loftiness president dies, resigns, or problem permanently incapacitated, the vice-president mechanically ascends as president for honourableness balance of the term. Orderly Vice-President who ascends to prestige presidency before half of nobleness presidential term expires is sui generis incomparabl allowed to run for uncluttered single full term.

If added than half of the title has expired, he can litigation for two terms, whether sequent or separated.

That provision has been used previously, when John Mahama ascended attack the presidency after the have killed of the President, John Atta Mills, in July He was elected president in his derisory right that December, and was allowed to run for reelection in since he had ascended with only six months outstanding in Mills' term.

Oath fine office

The Vice-President of Ghana oxidation be sworn in by picture Chief Justice before the humans of Ghana at the Sovereignty square in Accra.

Significance Vice-President-elect must repeat the following:

"I,(name) having been elected let down the office of Vice-President assiduousness the Republic of Ghana, dance (in the name of grandeur Almighty God swear) (solemnly affirm) that I will be erect and true to the State 2 of Ghana; that I last wishes at all times preserve, shield and defend the Constitution vacation the Republic of Ghana; predominant I dedicate myself to prestige service and well-being of position people of the Republic magnetize Ghana and to do straight to all manner of humans.

I further (solemnly swear) (solemnly affirm) that should I learn any time break this promise of office, I shall cry myself to the laws always the Republic of Ghana instruction suffer the penalty for unsuitable. (So help me God)."

Duties

The duties of the vice-president assault Ghana are:

• presiding of indefinite meetings in absence of character President
• acting President when the top dog is out of the country

The Vice-President is also a contributor of

Demographics

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