Council of State members appointed by Akufo-Addo

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa has appointed 11 persons to the Council of State, Pursuant to Article 89(2) of the constitution.

They are to among other things counsel the President in the performance of his functions.

The members are;

  1. Nana Otuo Siriboe II, Juabenhene
  2. Archbishop Justice Ofei Akrofi, Former Anglican Archbishop of the Province of West Africa
  3. Mr Sam Okudzeto, a private legal practitioner
  4. Mr Stanley Blankson, a former mayor of Accra
  5. Prof. Ato Essuman
  6. Alhaji Aminu Amadu
  7. Dr Margaret Amoakohene, a former member of the Council
  8. Mrs Georgina Kusi
  9. Mrs Alberta Cudjoe
  10. Kuoro Richard Babini Kanton VI
  11. Alhaji Sule Yiremiah

The President, subject to consultation with Parliament, has also appointed, in accordance with Article 89(2)(a)(i)(ii) and (iii), Georgina Theodora Wood, a former Chief Justice, Lt. Gen. J.B. Danquah, a former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, and Nana Owusu Nsiah, a former Inspector General of Police, to the Council.

The President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, will be an ex-officio member of the Council, in furtherance of Article 89(2)(b).

The composition of the Council will be completed with the election due to be held on 12 February 2021, of regional representatives in accordance with Article 89(2)(c).

Ghana| Atinkaonline.com

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