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The Electoral Commission (EC) has set February 12, 2021 to hold the election of representatives of the Council of State, a statement from the Commission said on Thursday.
The Commission has therefore opened nominations ahead of the elections across the sixteen (16) regions of Ghana.
The Commission indicated that qualified persons who intend to stand for the said elections should submit their nomination forms with two post-card size copies of recent photographs (bust) to the Regional Director of their respective Regions from Monday, February 1, 2021, to Thursday, February 4, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm each day.
“Every Nomination must be proposed and seconded by two (2) registered voters and supported by twenty (20) registered voters in the Region. The consent of the candidate must be endorsed thereon.”
“Copies of the nomination forms may be downloaded free of charge from the Electoral Commission’s website (www.ec.gov.gh) and completed in triplicate,” it noted.
The Elections will be held in all Regional Capitals on the said date.
The Council of State
The Constitution mandates the Council of State under Article 89 to counsel the President in the performance of his functions.
“The Council is required to consider and advise the President or any other authority in respect of any appointment which is required by the Constitution or any other law to be made in accordance with the advice of, or in consultation with the Council,” the Constitution states.
It may also, upon request or on its own initiative, consider and make recommendations on any matter being considered or dealt with by the President, a Minister of State, Parliament or any other authority.
It is required to meet at least four times a year.
Source: Daily Mail GH
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