President John MahamaIn 1992, Ghana adopted the Fourth Republican Constitution based on the Executive Presidency system. The Constitution vests absolute power in the President under Article 57, which states:“There shall be a President of the Republic of Ghana who shall be the Head of State and Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ghana.”The Executive Presidency model departs from the Parliamentary model of the Second Republic when power was split between a Prime Minister, who was only Head of Government, and a President, who was Head of State. Adjunct to the President’s absolute executive power is his power to appoint virtually all key public office holders...
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