155 will compete for Council of State slots on February 11.

Council of State

On Tuesday, February 11, 155 individuals from the nation’s 16 regions submitted nominations to run for seats in the Council of State election.

By last Friday, 145 men and 10 women had filed candidacy forms to compete for the one spot each of the 16 regions had set aside, according to the list the Daily Graphic collated.

Members of the Council of State are chosen by an Electoral College consisting of two delegates chosen by each District Assembly, rather than by the general population.

Greater Accra

Gladys Pinkrah, the EC’s Greater Accra Regional Director, told the Daily Graphic that 13 people submitted applications to compete for the region’s one seat on the Council of State.

Nene Drolor Bosso Adamtey I, a businessman and traditional ruler at Shai Osudoku, Summertime Kwabillna Ampong, Redeemer Worwui, Herbert Nii Aryee Annan, Samuel Duah, Obed Nyarko, Sampson Seyram Kwadzo Agbemabiese, Charles Yaw Horvey, Joseph Tetteh Sottie, Musah Ziyad, Albert Borketey Naawu, Edmund Siaw Akugbey, and Summertime Kwabillna Ampong.

Middle belt

According to Biiya Mukusah Ali, two women and 27 men from Sunyani submitted nominations to run in the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo areas.

Ten people applied to compete for the position in the Bono Region, whereas eight and eleven people applied in the Ahafo and Bono East areas, respectively.

Bono

Guggisberg Asirifi-Young, the Regional Director of the EC in the Bono Region, informed the Daily Graphic that among the candidates were Dominic Adu-Gyimah, a teacher; Nana Aful Kyere, a timber and building contractor; and Odeneho Dr. Affram Brempong III, the Omanhene of the Suma Traditional Council.

Other people include teacher Nana Mary Adjeiwaah, retired educationist Nana Ankamah Bosomtwe, and businessman Umar Adam Sulemana.

The remaining individuals are Eric Kofi Appiah, a teacher; Daniel Owusu Brempong, a doctor; Peter Kwadwo Ackom, a transport operator; and Nicholas Saddari, a teacher.

The candidates range in age from 37 to 72 and come from a variety of educational backgrounds across the three regions.

Bono East

The candidates in the Bono East Region are Michael Kwasi Amponsah, a priest; Ofori-Danson Yaw, a lecturer; and Pimampim Yaw Kagbrese, the president of the Bono East Regional House of Chiefs and the Omanhene of the Yeji Traditional Area.

The others are health service administrator Francis Akwasi Owusu, assistant administration officer Prince Amponsah, teacher Fredrick Duah, and teacher Simon Addai.

Engineer Opoku Fosu Gyeabour, disaster management officer George Buah Inusah, teacher Moses Kwame Okrah, and image analyst Prince Soro are the remaining competitors.

Ahafo

Bukari Zakari Anaba, a farmer and politician; Abraham Yaw Agyeman, an expert in environmental, health, and safety; and Emmanuel Appeagyei Kwabena Nana, a businessman, are among the candidates from the Ahafo Region.

The others are Yvonne Opoku Kwarteng, a teacher; Anthony Nkrumah Brobbey, a banking and investment management professional; Okyere Yaw, a farmer; Sir Shai Agyemang, a nurse; and Ntotrosomanhene, Barima Twireku Ampem.

Northern

Four people from Tamale submitted nominations to run in the regional Council of State election, according to Abukari Alhassan Baba.

They include businessman Adam Hussein, economist Richard Andani Yakubu, electrical engineer Nyande Abdul Raqib, and former Kumbungu MP Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni.

At the Northern Regional Coordinating Council (NRCC) on Tuesday, around 32 delegates—two from each of the 16 local assemblies—will vote to choose a regional representative.

Bismark Nteh, the EC’s Northern Regional Deputy Director, told the Daily Graphic in an interview that one candidate was not allowed to submit his nomination since he had a valid voter identification (ID) card.

He clarified that the individual was immediately disqualified since he had a voter ID card that had been thrown away in 2016.

Central

Ten candidates, including one woman, are vying for the Central Region’s Council of State seat, according to Shirley Asiedu Addo of Cape Coast.

To choose the region’s representative, a 44-member electoral college—two from each of the 22 assemblies—will cast votes.

Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI, the Omanhen of the Mankessim Traditional Area and an MBA holder in entrepreneurship is one of the competitors.

Others include businessman Francis Edjaku Donkoh, civil engineer Ogyeedom Nana Obranu Kwesi Atta, who holds an MBA in Strategic Management, Nana Okutsekupong V, and contractor Nana Obokomatta.

The remaining individuals are Dr. Alexander Fiifi Ghartey, a lecturer; Habib Mohammed, a miner with a Master’s degree in Governance, Decentralization, and Law; Seth Festus Appiah, an internal auditor and banker with an accounting degree; and Hakeem Addae, a miner with a Diploma in Environmental Health and Safety.

Hannah Cudjoe, the sole female, is an administrator and a Master of Philosophy in Development Studies.

The Central Regional Coordinating Council will host the poll next Tuesday, according to EC Central Regional Director Manu Sakyi.

Eastern

According to Yussif Wunpini Haruna of the Eastern Region, 24 people—21 men and 3 women—filed to run for office.

Western

According to Western Region reporter Korbla Dotsey Aklorbortu, nine candidates submitted nominations to run for the Council of State position.

Upper West

According to Kwadwo Baffoe Donkor of Wa, eleven candidates have submitted their nominations to run for the position of Upper West Region representative in the next Council of State election.

All of the candidates in the race are men, with the youngest being a 38-year-old accountant and the oldest being a 68-year-old land administrator, according to Daniel Kwatia Larbi, the EC’s Upper West Regional Director, who spoke to the Daily Graphic.

To elect the regional representative at the EC’s Regional Office in Washington, a total of 22 voters are anticipated to cast ballots in the region’s 11 district assemblies.

While the most qualified candidate holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD), the least qualified candidate has passed the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

Upper East

According to Gilbert Mawuli Agbey, nine males from Bolgatanga submitted nominations to run for the Council of State.

In the election that will take place on the grounds of the Regional House of Chiefs, 30 voters—who make up the electoral college—are anticipated to cast ballots.

The candidates are Ditundini Adiali, 54, a financial consultant; Thomas More, 74, a nurse; Arabogo Ben Azumah, 46, a social worker; and Elias Ayinbila Apasiya, 45, a lecturer.

The remaining individuals are 62-year-old lecturer Peter Baba Aluze-Ele, 36-year-old Environment and Climate Change Consultant Justice Aduko, 61-year-old farmer Balinia Adda Dennis, 47-year-old development worker Bismark Adongo, and 36-year-old project officer Desmond Ayambire Abire.

Volta

According to Alberto Mario Moretti of Ho, 13 candidates submitted applications for the Volta Region’s Council of State election.

There were no female contestants, according to Ernestina Owusu-Banahene, the Deputy Regional Director of the EC, who made this revelation to the Daily Graphic.

According to her, they consist of “teachers, a lawyer, businesspeople, and a researcher.”

According to Mrs. Owusu-Banahene, the youngest competitor was 29 years old, and the oldest was 71.

According to the information the Daily Graphic obtained at the time of reporting this piece, there were three traditional rulers—three sub-chiefs and one supreme chief.

Ashanti

Twelve candidates—ten men and two women—filed their nominations to run for the Ashanti Region’s seat on the Council of State, according to Emmanuel Baah’s report from Kumasi.

The competitors, who range in age from 27 to 68, include journalists, farmers, businesspeople, and traditional leaders.

Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, Frederick Adjei, Rose Hamilton, Nana Yaw Akuoko, Alexander Nti, Nana Gyedu Kumanin IV, and Nana Kusi Ampofoh II are among them.

The others are Yaw Owusu Obimpe, Daniel Anarfi Yeboah, Bismark Adjei, Nana Foriwaa Adwoa, and Angel Yirenkyi.

On Tuesday, the election will take place on the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council’s grounds.

Eighty-six assembly members—selected from each of the region’s forty-three district assemblies—will cast ballots as part of the electoral college.

Osei Nsiah, the EC’s Regional Director, told the Daily Graphic that the Commission had given the candidates access to the election register to help them in their campaigns.

Western North

According to Sefwi-Wiawso, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports that three candidates have submitted their nominations to run in the Western North Region’s next Council of State election.

The candidates are Col (retd) Anthony Aduhene, a 68-year-old retired military officer; Michael Aidoo, 66-year-old Western North Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC); and Nelson Ackah, 46-year-old President of the Ghana National Association of Assembly Members.

Francis Addai-Boateng, the EC’s acting regional director, informed the GNA that extensive preparations were in place to guarantee a successful election.

The 1992 Constitution states in Article 89(1) that the Council of State’s role is “to advise the President in the discharge of his powers.”

The 1992 Constitution’s Articles 89 to 92 establish the Council of State to advise the President in carrying out his duties.

The President appoints its members after consulting with Parliament, and they include a former Chief Justice, a former Chief of the Defense Staff, and a former Inspector-General of Police.

The President of the National House of Chiefs, one representative from each area who will be elected on Tuesday, and eleven more members chosen by the President make up the remaining members.

From among its members, the Council of State chooses its chairperson.

Unless a member resigns, becomes permanently incapacitated, or the President terminates the appointment due to stated misconduct or incapacity to perform due to physical or mental infirmity, with prior approval from Parliament, the members remain in office until the end of the President’s term.

The President may ask the council to review a measure that has been passed by Parliament or published in the Gazette as one of its responsibilities.

Additionally, the Council of State will advise the President or any other authority on any appointment that must be made in line with the Council of State’s recommendation or after consulting with it, as mandated by the Constitution or other laws.

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