Council of State (Ghana)

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Council of State (dt. Staatsrat) is the name for a constitutional body in the West African state of Ghana . The Constitution of Ghana from 1992 regulates in Chapter 9 the interests of the State Council in Ghana to date. The constitutional body of the State Council introduced the constitution of 1969 for the first time. Likewise, the 1979 Constitution provided the Council of State with the support of the President. Historically, the Council of State can be compared with a traditional advisory body such as the Council of Elders.

tasks

The State Council of Ghana has the task of advising the President of Ghana and supporting him in his decision-making. The Council of State can also advise ministers or parliament. There is no binding effect of the proposal of the State Council for the other constitutional organs. As a rule, the State Council is asked by the President for its opinion on a law or a political question. The Council of State can give its opinion on a question without having been contacted directly.

The State Council of the Fourth Republic of Ghana consists of 25 members, eleven of which are appointed by the President, ten are appointed as elected representatives from the respective regions and four represent former heads of certain institutions. The latter are a former Chief Justice , a former Chief of Staff of the Defense Staff, a former Police Inspector and a former President of the National Council of Chiefs.

The State Council has an advisory role and consists of four commissions: the Committee on Appointments and Petitions, the Committee on Finance and Social Welfare, the Committee on Development, Science and Technology, and the Committee on Legal and Public Affairs.

State Council in 2009

Members of the State Council in 2009 were:
a) Appointments of the President

  1. Victoria Addy
  2. Cecilia Johnson
  3. Akilakpa Sawyerr
  4. Kofi Nyidevu Awoonor
  5. Daasebre Kwubu VIII.
  6. Alhaji Asoma Banda
  7. Hajara Musa Ali
  8. Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu
  9. Otumfoe Badu Bonsu XV.
  10. Rev. Nii Amo Darko
  11. Nana Akuoko Sarpong , (Omanhene of Agogo Traditional Area)

b) Elected regional representatives:

  1. Ashanti Region : Nana Asiama Poku Afrifa
  2. Brong-Ahafo Region : JH Owusu-Acheampong
  3. Central Region : Ato Essuman
  4. Eastern Region : Osabirama Owusu Gyamadu III.
  5. Greater Accra Region : (not yet chosen)
  6. Northern Region (Ghana) : Pkan-Naa Mohammed Baba Bawah
  7. Upper East Region : Very Reverend Jacob Ayeebo
  8. Upper West Region : Naa Seidu Braimah
  9. Western Region : George Kofi Dadzie
  10. Volta Region : Bernard Kwasi Glover

c) ex-officio members:

  1. Former Chief of Defense: (Lt.Gen.Rtd.) Arnold Quainoo
  2. Former Police Inspector General: Peter Nanfuri
  3. former President of the National Council of Chiefs: John Nabilla
  4. Former Chief Justice: vacant

State Council in January 2007

Members of the State Council in January 2007 were:
a) Appointments of the President

  1. Daniel Adzei Bekoe (Chairman)
  2. Thomas Tia Sulemana
  3. Alhassan Bin Salih
  4. Clement K. Tedam
  5. AK Deku
  6. Amma Bame Busia
  7. Gifty monkey yi dadzie
  8. Kwesi Armah
  9. Nana Otuo-Siriboe II.
  10. Cecilia Bannerman
  11. Emmanuel Asante-Antwi

b) Elected regional representatives

  1. Ashanti Region : Benjamin Asonaba Dapaah
  2. Brong-Ahafo Region : Michael Kojo Adusah
  3. Central Region : Ato Essuman
  4. Eastern Region : RG Ofori-Atta Asante
  5. Greater Accra Region : John Sackah Addo
  6. Northern Region : Naa John S. Nabila
  7. Upper East Region : Francis Asianab Afoko
  8. Upper West Region : Kuoro Kuri-Buktie Limann IV.
  9. Volta Region : Togbega Kpangbatriku III.
  10. Western Region : Paul Kwabana Damoah

c) ex-officio members

  1. Former Chief of Defense Staff: (Gen. Maj.Rtd.) Edwin K. Sam
  2. Former Police Inspector General: Kwaku Kyei
  3. Former President of the National Council of Chiefs: Odeneho Gyapong II.
  4. Former Chief Justice: vacant

State Council in 2004

In 2004 the State Council was composed as follows:
a) Appointments of the President

  1. Gifty Affenyi-Dadzie (journalist and member of the media commission)
  2. Kwasi Armah (Lawyer, Former High Commissioner of Ghana in Great Britain)
  3. Most Reverent Samuel Asante-Antwi (Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana )
  4. Cecilia Bannerman (former minister)
  5. Adzei Bekoe (scientist and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana )
  6. Alhaji Alhassan Bin Salih
  7. Ama Bame Busia (Lecturer at the University of Ghana )
  8. AK Deku (former police superintendent)
  9. Nana Otuo Siribour II. (Chief and former lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology )
  10. Naa Thomas Tia Sulemana (Zosali-Na (chief title))
  11. Clement K. Tedam (former minister)

b) Elected regional representatives

  1. Ashanti Region : Benjamin Asonaba Dapaah
  2. Brong-Ahafo Region : Michael Kwadwo Adusah
  3. Central Region : Ato Essuman
  4. Eastern Region : Fredrick Guggisberg Yaw Ofori-Atta
  5. Greater Accra Region : John Sackah Addo
  6. Northern Region : Naa Sebiyam Nabila
  7. Upper East Region : Francis Asianab Afoko
  8. Upper West Region : Kuoro Kuri-Buktie Limann IV.
  9. Volta Region : Togbe Kpangbatriku III.
  10. Western Region : Paul Kwabena Damoah

c) ex-officio members:

  1. Former Chief of Defense Staff: (Gen. Maj.Rtd.) Edwin K. Sam
  2. Former Police Inspector General: Kwaku Kyei
  3. Former President of the National Council of Chiefs: Odeneho Gyapong Ababio
  4. Former Chief Justice: vacant

State Council in 2000

In 2000 the State Council was composed as follows:

  1. Alex Kwapong
  2. Alhaji Alhassan Bin Salih
  3. Clement Tedam
  4. AK Deku
  5. Ama Busia
  6. Adisa Munkaila
  7. Kwesi Armah
  8. Adzei Bekoe
  9. Francis Afoko
  10. Nana Ogyeabuor Akompi Finam II.
  11. Michael Adusah
  12. Naa Abayifa Karbo II.
  13. Kofi Amanor Ansah
  14. Nana Prah Agyensaim
  15. Fred Ofori-Atta Asante
  16. Benjamin Dapaah
  17. Edwin Sam , major general
  18. Kwaku Kyei
  19. Albert Adu Boahen
  20. Emma Mitchell
  21. Nana Otuo Siriboe Odeneho Gyapong Ababio II , Chairman of the National Council of Chiefs

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ghanaweb
  2. ↑ Constitution of Ghana, Chapter 9, Section 90
  3. ↑ Constitution of Ghana, Chapter 9, Section 91, Paragraph 3

See also

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