The Work of the Current Council of State Validates Relevance of the Institution - President Akufo Addo
President Akufo Addo says the volume of work and contribution of the
current Council of State to his administration validates the importance
and relevance of the constitutional body in the political circumstances
of Ghana.
Addressing members of the Council of State at their
third meeting with him at the Jubilee House, to present the first of its
kind, an annual report detailing their
activities, President Akufo Addo said the Council has dealt
expeditiously with all matters that he has submitted to them as required
by the 1992 Constitution and he is very pleased with their work. The
President noted that even though the Council is required to meet four
(4) times a year, they have chosen to meet 73 times in the course of
this year alone, a clear sign to him that the current composition of the
Council have come to work for the good of the country.
The Creation of New Regions
On the invocation of Article 5 of the 1992 Constitution to create new
regions in Ghana, the President said the Council of State went about
their work in a thorough and deliberate manner that has seen the process
continuing to its climax that will see the Electoral Commission (EC)
organizing referenda in the various places where the new regions are to
be created.
New EC Chairpersons
The President noted that
the circumstances leading to the removal of the former EC Chairperson,
Charlotte Osei, were unfortunate, however, the Council of State in
record time considered and approved his nominees to fill the vacancies
that had been created to get the Commission back on track.
Chairman of the Council of State
The Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, in his
remarks indicated that over the course of the year, the Council has
examined and approved appointments to 128 boards of state institutions,
Universities and the Judiciary. He noted that they are gratified that
the President respected reservations they had on certain nominations he
made. This he said is a clear indication that the Council is not a
rubber stamp.
The Council he said, was taking a break for a
couple of months to resume work in October. However, in order that
government business continues uninterrupted, the Council's appointments
and House Affairs Committee (AHAC) will be available to consider
requests for examination of appointments forwarded to it by the
Presidency during the period of recess
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