The award superseded the Order of the Star of Ghana as the highest national decoration.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.

suggested it was inappropriate for such an order with such limited members to be the highest in the land.

[citation needed] Others have suggested that the order is illegal as it was instituted by executive ordinance rather than being a parliamentary motion.

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