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(1) Within twenty-four hours after the declaration of the results of the presidential election in accordance with article 63 of the Constitution,

(a) the incumbent President shall appoint

(i) the head of the presidential staff appointed under the Presidential Office Act; 1993 (Act 463),

(ii) the Attorney-General, and

(iii) the Ministers responsible for Presidential Affairs, Finance, the Interior, Defence, Foreign Affairs, Local Government and National Security, and

(b) the person elected as President shall appoint an equal number of persons as appointed under paragraph (a) to constitute a Transition Team that Shall include the Head of the Civil

Service, the Head of-the Local Government service, the Secretary to the Cabinet and the National Security Co-ordinator.

(2) The incumbent President and' the person elected as President shall be the co-chairpersons of the Team except that

(a) the incumbent President may delegate, to any of the persons specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), any of the functions of the incumbent President as a co-chairperson of the Team, and

(b) the person elected as President may delegate, to any of the persons appointed under paragraph (b) of sub-section (1), any of the functions of the person elected as President as a co-chairperson of the Team.

(3) Where the incumbent President.is re-elected for a second term, the President shall designate members of the Transition Team.