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The Grand Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana is an
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created by President
John Kufuor John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born 8 December 1938) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. He was also Chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008. Kufuor's career has been spe ...
of
Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Tog ...
on 23 June 2008. The award superseded the
Order of the Star of Ghana The Order of the Star of Ghana is the highest award given by the Government of Ghana to any individual who had helped the cause of the country in one way or the other. Recipients of this award are decorated at a state function, chaired by the Pr ...
as the highest national decoration. It is to be presented only to those who have obtained the office of President of the Republic of Ghana.


Criticism

There was significant criticism to the order's creation. Some suggested it was inappropriate for such an order with such limited members to be the highest in the land. Others have suggested this is simple a vanity title for the outgoing president and comparisons have been made to African dictators who gave themselves titles (such as
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). Others have suggested that the order is illegal as it was instituted by executive ordinance rather than being a parliamentary motion. Although the President is "
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" (in that all honours flow from the President, similar to the British model where all honours flow from the Queen) it is debatable whether the President has the authority to create a new order.


References

{{Reflist Star and Eagles of Ghana 2008 establishments in Ghana Awards established in 2008 Presidents of Ghana