The election of Regional Representatives to the Council of State has been scheduled to take place in all the ten regions of Ghana on February 9 although venues for the exercise is yet to be decided on, the Electoral Commission has disclosed.
The Commission’s call for nominations is in pursuant to the Constitutional Instrument which allows for the election of regional representatives on the Council of State.
Nominations will be accepted by the commission from Friday, January 20 to Thursday, January 26 but nomination forms could be picked from the Regional Offices of the Commission from January 17 to January 19.
The Commission in a statement mentioned that individuals who qualify to be nominated are individuals who are citizens of Ghana, of as sound mind, a registered voter and be a resident of the Region.
WHO QUALIFIES TO STAND FOR ELECTION TO THE COUNCIL?
To be eligible for election to the Council of State a prospective candidate must;
a. Be a citizen of Ghana
b. Be of sound mind
c. Be a registered voter
d. Be a resident or hail from the region which he /she seeks to represent.
A person shall not be qualified to be elected as a regional representative to the Council of State if;
a. He/ She has been adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt under any
law in force in Ghana and has not been discharged.
b. He/ She has been convicted for high crime under the Constitution, or high
treason, or for an offence involving the security of the State, fraud,dishonesty, or moral turpitude; or for any other offence punishable by death or by a sentence of not less than ten years.
c. He/ She has been found by the report of a Commission, or a Committee of Inquiry to be incompetent to hold public office, or is a person in respect .
d. of whom a Commission or a Committee of Inquiry has found out that, while being in public office, he acquired assets unlawfully, or defrauded the State, or misused his office, or acted in a manner prejudicial to the interest of the State, and the findings have not been set aside on appeal, or judicial review.
e. He/ She is under the sentence of death, or other sentence of imprisonment imposed on them by any court; or
f. Is a member of the Electoral College constituted for the election of the members of the Council of State.
BY: OFFEI-AKOTO AYEH/A1RADIOONLINE.COM/GHANA
