Prez Akufo-Addo makes appointments to Council of State

Included in the composition of the new council of state, is the immediate past Chair of the Council, Nana Otuo Siriboe,

Prez Akufo-Addo makes appointments to Council of State
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made appointments to the Council of State, in forming his second-term government.

Nana Addo named 11 persons to form part of the composition of the Council according to a circular from the Jubilee House.

The full members are:

1. Nana Otuo Siriboe II, Juabenhene
2. Archbishop Justice Ofei Akrofi
3. Mr. Sam Okudzeto
4. Mr. Stanley Blankson
5. Prof. Ato Essuman
6. Alhaji Aminu Amadu
7. Dr. Margaret Amoakohene
8. Mrs. Georgina Kusi
9. Mrs. Alberta Cudjoe
10. Kuoro Richard Babini Kanton VI
11. Alhaji Sule Yiremiah

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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 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, is 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 of regional representatives, due to be held on 12th February 2021 in accordance with Article 89(2)(c).