Akufo-Addo appoints Council of State members

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named 11 persons to form the Council of State, a statement from the presidency said.

“The President, subject to consultation with Parliament, has also appointed, in accordance with Article 89(2)(a)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 also appointed “the President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, is ex-officio a member of the Council, in furtherance of Article 89(2)(b),” the statement from the presidency read.

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