{"id":52910,"date":"2014-10-02T05:52:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T05:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=52910"},"modified":"2014-10-02T11:41:40","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T11:41:40","slug":"council-of-state-members-are-just-errand-boys-bagbin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/10\/council-of-state-members-are-just-errand-boys-bagbin\/","title":{"rendered":"Council of State members are just &#8216;errand boys&#8217;- Bagbin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Majority Leader in Parliament Alban Bagbin has expressed concerns about the constitution of the Council of State, and said the current situation only renders the members as mere \u201cerrand boys\u201d for the president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to him the council is only ceremonial and under the thumb of the President.<\/p>\n<p>The Council is constitutionally mandated to advice the President in the performance of his functions.<\/p>\n<p>But speaking in an exclusive interview with <b>Citi News<\/b> the Nadowli-Kaleo MP doubted the members are doing their work properly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t support the current Council of State as presently\u00a0structured and\u00a0constituted, because its just an appendage of the executive arm, you will see often the members of the council of\u00a0 state acting as representative of the president at various functions,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAnd so u are behaving like errand boys of the president, in fact you are performing some of the roles of the ministers of state, in that position how advisory can that council be again to the same\u00a0 person who\u00a0 is using you as an errand boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The leader of parliament is therefore calling for the council of state to be converted into a second legislative chamber to give binding advice to the executive and oversee the work of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the Council of State can play a more meaningful role if it is made a second house.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, former President John Agyekum Kufuor also <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/07\/12\/reconstitute-council-of-state-kufuor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>advocated for the reconstitution of the Council of State<\/strong><\/span><\/a> into an Upper House of Parliament to serve as an effective check on both the Executive and Lower House.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cas at now, the Council of State has been an advisory body to the Executive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Below are the current members of the Council of State :<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Cecilia Johnson, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Henry Martey Newman, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Okogyeman Kwaku Gyamprah, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Tutulewura Rashid Sulemana Mahama, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Awoamefia of Anlo, Togbe Sri III, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Nana Baffuor Osei Asibey II, Debuosehene, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Mr. David Adeenze Kanga, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Ama Benyiwa-Doe, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Sir. Dr. Edward Nminyour Gyader, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Opanyin Pastor Abraham Kwaku Adusei, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rabiatu Deinyo Ammah, Presidential Appointee<\/p>\n<p>Mr. George Kofi Dadzie, Representing the Western Region<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Percival Afred Kuranchie, Representing the Central Region<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Emmanuel Adzei Anang, Representing the Greater Accra Region<\/p>\n<p>Torgbui Binah Lawluvi VI, Representing the Volta Region<\/p>\n<p>Nana Kodua Kesse II, Representing the Eastern Region<\/p>\n<p>Vo-Naa Alhaji Baba Muhammed Bawah, Representing the Northern Region<\/p>\n<p>Rt. Rev. Dr. Jacob Kofi Ayeebo, Representing the Upper East Region<\/p>\n<p>Nana Saa Gyamfuaa II, Representing the Brong Ahafo Region<\/p>\n<p>Nana Asiama Poku Afrifa II, Representing the Ashanti Region<\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Seidu Bhat Braimah, Representing the Upper West Region<\/p>\n<p>Wulugunana Naa Professor John S. Nabila, President of the National House Chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Kobla Dewornu, Former Inspector General of Police<\/p>\n<p>Lt. General Seth Kofi Obeng (Rtd.), Former Chief of Defence Staff<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Raymond Acquah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Majority Leader in Parliament Alban Bagbin has expressed concerns about the constitution of the Council of State, and said the current situation only renders the members as mere \u201cerrand boys\u201d for the president. According to him the council is only ceremonial and under the thumb of the President. 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