WHEREAS the Consultative Assembly established under the Consultative Assembly Law, 1991 (P.N.D.C.L. 253) was empowered to prepare a Draft Constitution for the administration of Ghana;

WHEREAS the Consultative Assembly submitted a Draft Constitution for the administration of Ghana to the Provisional National Defence Council on 31st March, 1992;

AND WHEREAS subsection (1) of section 15 of the Consultative Assembly Law, 1991 provides that the Council shall submit the Draft Constitution to the people of Ghana to approve in a referendum;

NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Provisional National Defence Council under subsection (1) of section 15 of the Consultative Assembly Law, 1991 (P.N.D.C.L. 253) this Instrument is made this 8th day of April, 1992.

1. The referendum shall be held on 28th April 1992 throughout the whole of Ghana.

2. The question for determination at the referendum shall be—

Do you approve of the Draft Constitution Presented by the Consultative Assembly to the Provisional National Defence Council on Tuesday 31st March, 1992 and published in the Gazette as the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana to come into force with effect from the 7th day of January, 1993 ?

FLT.-LT. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS

Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council