According to the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, a person is eligible for election as the President of Ghana provided he or she is a citizen of Ghana by birth, is of sound mind and has attained the age of forty years.
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Being a president in Ghana is just like a “retirement benefit” – KSM expresses worry
Ghanaian actor, director and satirist Kwaku Sintim-Misa aka "KSM" has criticised the part of Ghana’s constitution that makes it possible for a person to become president despite attaining the retirement age of 60.
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Although the constitution set the threshold at forty years, it has failed to determine a sealing which has a left huge lacuna for even a grave-nearing power-thirsty person to exploit.
Just like many other Ghanaians KSM who could not wrap his mind around the situation resorted to social media to express his misgiving.
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Writing on Twitter, he said: “So, at 60, I am too old to work for the Civil Service. I must RETIRE. I understand. What I don’t understand is that at 74+, I am not too old to run for president. I t is making the presidency look like a RETIREMENT BENEFIT.”
Well, maybe governance is such a serious business that must be reserved for only the matured minds. But how about the common knowledge that people’s thinking ability and levels decline as they age?
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