PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION INSTRUMENT, 
                                              1970 (CI 9)</span></p>
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                                              WHEREAS the National Assembly, on 
                                              the 30th day of July, 1970 in 
                                              pursuance of section 1 of the 
                                              First Schedule to the Constitution 
                                              decided that the exercise by the 
                                              Presidential Commission of the 
                                              functions of President shall cease 
                                              with effect from the 7th day of 
                                              August, 1970.</span></p>
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                                              AND WHEREAS subsection (4) of 
                                              section 1 of the said First 
                                              Schedule provides that an election 
                                              of the First President of the 
                                              Second Republic of Ghana shall 
                                              beheld after all the members of 
                                              the Presidential Commission have 
                                              ceased to hold office as such 
                                              members;</span></p>
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                                              AND WHEREAS clause (10) of article 
                                              41 of the Constitution provides 
                                              that the Speaker of the National 
                                              Assembly shall be the presiding 
                                              officer for the election of the 
                                              President;</span></p>
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                                              NOW THEREFORE in exercise of the 
                                              powers conferred on the Presiding 
                                              Officer by section 3 of the First 
                                              Schedule and article 174 (h) of 
                                              the Constitution I, ISAAC 
                                              AMISSAH-AIDOO, Deputy Speaker of 
                                              the National Assembly, hereby 
                                              appoint Monday, the 31st day of 
                                              August, 1970 to be the date, ten 
                                              o'clock in the forenoon to be the 
                                              time and Parliament House, Accra 
                                              to be the place on or at which the 
                                              election of the First President of 
                                              the Second Republic of Ghana shall 
                                              be held.</span></p>
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                                              Made this 8th day of August, 1970.</span></p>
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                                              ISAAC AMISSAH-AIDOO</span></p>
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                                              Presiding Officer</span></p>
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                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 8th 
                                              August, 1970.</span>