Tag Archives: COUNCIL

Ghana’s Council of State is a body of prominent citizens who advise the President and other public officials on national issues. The legality of this body was established in Chapter 9 of the 1992 Constitution and in the Council of State Act 2020, (Act 1037) of the Republic of Ghana. …

A Political Scientist, Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, has said that there is no need to be paying members of the Council of State just because they advise the president. He indicated that paying another set of people to advise the president is an unnecessary burden to the state because presidents …

The Osu Traditional Council is contesting the release of 136 acres of peripheral portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve to the Owoo family, who claim to be the allodial owners of the land. Nii O.T. Ankrah, a spokesperson of the Osu Stool, said on Angel FM’s Anopa Bofo Morning Show …

The Chief Executive Officer of the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah has called for the scrapping of the Council of State. The professor is of the opinion that the Council has lost its relevance in the current circumstances of the country. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Adom …

A former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has said that no president should be allowed to appoint the people who form the Council of State. He explained that seeing that the primary role of the Council of State is to offer advice to the president, there the need …

The Chief Chancellor of the Indian Africa Trade Council (IATC)  in-charge of West Africa, Dr. James Rajamani has praised the government for opening the land borders within the sub- region adding that the decision will rekindle their investment spirit.  According to Dr. James Rajamani, the action by the Ghanaian government …

A Governance Expert and Former United Nations Senior Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has recommended the abolishing of the Council of State due to the financial difficulties facing the government and the country in general. In his view, there are millions of experts who are willing to submit papers advising the …

Members of the Council of State say they will cut their monthly allowances by 20% till the end of the year in identifying with Ghanaians amid the country’s economic challenges. Already, there has been pressure on government  to reduce its expenditure. Speaking at the Jubilee House, Chairman of the Council, …

The Governing Council of University of Education, Winneba, (UEW) is calling on the government to immediately withdraw the appointment of its Chairman, Nana Ofori Ansah I, following accusations that his actions have thrown the University into a state of chaos. In a statement issued and signed by the President-UTAG and …

Tension is brewing at the University of Education, Winneba, following a decision by the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, Nana Ofori Ansah, to terminate the appointment of the Director of Finance. Members of the University Council say the act by the Council Chair was without the concurrence …