President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, pursuant to Article 89 (2) of the 1992 Constitution, has appointed the following eleven (11) persons to the Council of State:
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
According to a statement signed by Eugene Arhin, acting Director of Communication at the Presidency, subject to consultation with Parliament, President Akufo Addo 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 ex-officio a member of the Council, in furtherance of Article 89(2)(b).
The composition of the Council will be complete with the election, due to be held on 12th February 2021, of the regional representatives, in accordance with Article 89(2)(c).
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