National Commission for Civic Education

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The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) is a government agency in Ghana. [1] The commission is responsible for the education of Ghanaians on civic matters. [2] The commission was established by Act 452 of the Parliament of Ghana in 1993. [3]

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Setup and membership

The commission is run by a seven-member committee headed by the commission's chairman, two deputies and four members. The committee's membership is through appointment by the President of Ghana upon the advice of the Council of State. [4]

Requirement of membership

Any one of the members of the commission must by law be a Ghanaian who possesses all the characteristics that qualifies one to be elected as a Member of Parliament and must also be a non executive in any political party. [4]

Membership statuses

The members of the National Commission for Civic Education have varying rights depending on their status. "The Chairman of the Commission shall enjoy the same terms and conditions of service as a Justice of the Court of Appeal, and a Deputy Chairman of the Commission shall enjoy the same terms and conditions of service as a Justice of the High Court". [5] The other four members of the commission have their privileges and terms and conditions of their service approved by the Parliament of Ghana. [6]

Functions

Per the Constitution of Ghana, the commission is mandated to perform five functions: [2] [7]

  1. develop and maintain with the community the sense of the principles and objectives of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana as the fundamental law of Ghana;
  2. educate and encourage the public to defend this Constitution at all times, against all forms of abuse and violation;
  3. develop policies for the consideration of Government, from time to time, programmes at the national, regional and district levels aimed at realising the objectives of this Constitution;
  4. formulate, implement and oversee programmes intended to inculcate in the citizens of Ghana awareness of their civic responsibilities and an appreciation of their rights an obligations as free people;
  5. assess for the information of Government, the limitations to the achievement of true democracy arising from the existing inequalities between different strata of the population and make recommendations for re-dressing these inequalities.

Notable works

The work of the NCCE comes to the fore during election years in Ghana when thorough public education is done to sensitize electorates about the voting procedure and their conducts before, during and after presidential and public elections. [8] [9] Prior to the 2012 Ghanaian general elections the commission educated all the electorates on the new biometric voting system that was going to be used. [10]

Collaborations

The commission collaborates with other bodies to ensure a greater reach of its functions. One of such bodies is the Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation GILLBT, with which to translate an abridged version of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana into 30 Ghanaian languages. It also partnered with the International Federation of Women Lawyers to translate the "Rights of Ghanaian Women" into minority languages. [11] In November 2020, the European Union (EU) gave the commission a grant of one million Euros. This was to support the commission's campaign on civic responsibilities awareness creation and also the peace drive in the following month when election would be held. This was especially targeted at the five northern regions and was to last 18 months. [12]

Members

OFFICENAMETERM
Chairman Kathleen Addy 2022 - present
Deputy ChairmanSamuel Asare Akuamoah2015 - present
Deputy ChairmanVictor K. Brobbeypresent
Commission MemberPhilomima Abena Anyidohopresent
Commission MemberHajara Mohammed Ruffaipresent
Commission MemberDr. Simon Ofori Ametepeypresent
Commission MemberMr. Bright Kwabla Agbodekapresent
Commission Secretary / Right To Information (RTI) OfficerLucille Hewlett Annan (Mrs.)Present

The current chairman for the commission is Josephine Nkrumah. The deputy chairman is Samuel Asare Akuamoah. [13] Josephine Nkrumah was appointed by President John Mahama as the chairman in December 2016. [14]

Past members

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  2. 1 2 "Functions of the NCCE". nccegh.org. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "NCCE". judicial.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CIVIC EDUCATION ACT". ghanalegal.com/. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Article 235(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. The Constitution of Ghana. Ghana Publishers. p. 136.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Article 235(2) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana (1992). The Constitution of Ghana. Ghana Publishers. p. 136.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Strategic overview of the NCCE" (PDF). mofep.gov.gh. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constitution of the Republic of Ghana". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "NCCE launches revitalise civic website". vibeghana.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "NCCE works on national cohesion, stability". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Impact". GILLBT. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "European Union supports NCCE with €1 million grant". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  13. ↑ "COMMISSION MEM". Official website. National Commission for Civic Education. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Mahama appoints Joseph and Josephine as CHRAJ, NCCE bosses". MyJoyOnline. Joy News. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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