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General news for Sunday, February 14, 2021
Source: GNA
02/14/2021
There were no elections in the East Bono Region due to a court order
Fourteen of the 16 regions have successfully elected representatives to serve on the Council of State.
The exercise, supervised by the Electoral Commission, was in accordance with the Ninth Chapter of Article 89 of the 1992 Constitution.
There were no elections in the Bono Este Region due to a court order.
Two of the top candidates from the Western Region also got the same votes, requiring a second round of voting.
Enoch Teye Mensah elected the Greater Accra ballot after voting 58 votes, Nana Owusu Achiaw Brempong won Ashanti with 77 votes, Mosore Kugbilsong Nanlebegtang, the Upper East winner, got 12 votes, while Daniel Anlieu-Mwine Bagah won the Upper West slot with 21 votes.
Mr. Adams Zakaria, who was the winner of the Savannah Region, obtained 14 votes, Mr. Mahamoud Tahiru Zunglana, representative of the North Region, had 23 votes, Mr. Richard Kings Atikpo from Oti obtained 11 votes and Odeefuo Afankwa III from the Central Region got 31.
Francis Albert Seth Nyonyo from the Volta region got 19 votes, Paa Kofi Ansong from the Eastern Region got 66 and Katakyie Kwasi Bumagama II, representative from the North Western Region, got 77 votes.
The remainder are Mr. Kodwo Agyenim-Boateng from the Bono region, 15 votes, Mr. Yaw Basoa, the winner from the Ahafo Region, received 12 votes, and Mr. Azumah Namoro Sanda from the northeast had 12 votes.
The Council of State plays an important role in the governance of the country. The Constitution orders to advise the President in the performance of his functions.
Their advisory role is similar to that of many families where there are elderly to consult, especially when very difficult decisions have to be made or when there is a crisis that requires wisdom to resolve.
Specifically, the Council must consider and advise the President or any other authority regarding any appointment, which the Constitution or any other law requires to be made in accordance with or in consultation with the Council’s advice.
In addition, upon request or on its own initiative, the Council must consider and make recommendations on any matter that is being considered or dealt with by the President, a Minister of State or any other authority established by the Constitution.
Over the years, the Council has worked mostly in silence in the background, fulfilling its mandate enshrined in the Constitution, and the people chosen to serve on it are often seniors of various competencies who exercise respect in society.
