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Electoral commission in 1971 The Electoral Commission be de governance institutions wet under the 1992 constitution. Dem established am under (Act 451) of 1993. Dem set up say make e manage de conduct of de public elections kɛ Referenda, en handle all matters directly wey dey relate de conduct of elections in de country. E made of 7 members – a Chairman, 2 Deputy Chairmen, and 4 ein members. Article 46 of de 1992 constitution talk say” in de performance of dema functions, de Electoral Commission shall not be oga to de control or direction of any authority” ja as provided in de constitution or any other law not inconsistent plus de constitution. De Chairman plus de two Deputy Chairmen b permanent tenure of office dem for enjoy de same conditions of dema service kɛ justices of de Superior Courts. De Electoral Commission geh de ahoundi sey dem fit appoint dema officers and other employees by acting in consultation plus dema Public Service Commission. De administrative expenses wey de Electoral Commission get quase salaries, allowances plus pensions are chargeable to debConsolidated Fund. De 1st chairman of De Electoral Commission for 1993 b Dr. Kwadjo Afari-Djan. He b de chairman of the commission 4rm 1993 to 2015. De first woman b Dr. Charlotte Osei. She b de chairperson of de Electoral Commission of Ghana from 2015 until she was dismissed in June 2018 on grounds of financial malfeasance. De current chairperson of de commission b Jean Adukwei Mensah. To date, de commission has cheche Ghana to 275 constituencies and 6272 electoral areas. De Commission b successfully superintended over eight (8) multi-party presidential plus parliamentary elections since 1993. Of these eight multi-party national elections, six (6) were superintended over by Dr. Kwadjo Afari-Djan (1993, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 & 2012), one for Dr. Charlotte Osei (2016) plus one by Jean Adukwei Mensah (2020). De presidential plus parliamentary elections dat b de Electoral Commission conducted since 1993 were not entirely flawless. In de 2012 presidential election, de Electoral Commission faced its major hurdle. De New Patriotic Party (NPP) challenged de outcome of de presidential election in de Supreme Court. After several months for dema sitting plus examination plus evidence, de Supreme Court handed down dema judgement for 29 August 2013, upholding de results declared by de NPP. In 2020, de National Democratic Congress (NDC) also filed dema suit in de Supreme Court challenging de 2020 presidential results. Supreme Court dismissed de suit of de NDC, thus upholding de results declared by the electoral commission. Secof dat , NPP dey rule we for Ghana now. We dey wait for 2024.
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