Fourteen regional representatives have been elected to the Council of State, a body that advises the President on national issues.
The elections, which took place on February 11, 2025, saw a total of 154 candidates vying for the 16 available seats. According to reports, the Electoral College, made up of two representatives from each District Assembly, cast their votes to elect their representatives.
The newly elected representatives will join the President’s 11 appointees to form the Council of State, which is mandated to counsel the President on matters of national importance.
The Council of State was established by the 1992 Constitution of Ghana to provide a platform for prominent citizens to offer advice to the President.
The election of the regional representatives is a significant step in the formation of the Council, which is expected to play a crucial role in shaping the country’s development agenda. With the newly elected representatives on board, the Council is now poised to provide guidance to the President on key issues affecting the nation.
The elections for the Council of State representatives were recently held, and the results are in. Let’s take a look at who was elected.
1. Nene Drolor Bosso Adamtey I, an international consultant, author, and public speaker, was elected to represent the Greater Accra Region.
2. Mr Michael Aidoo, Western North Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), won the Western North Regional contest.
3. 33-year-old Dr Maxwell Boakye was elected to represent the Western Region
4. In the Central Region, Mr Habib Hakeem, a 47-year-old miner, won the contest.
5. Chiana Pio, Thomas More Ditundini Adiali Ayagitam III, Paramount Chief of the Chiana Traditional Area, was elected to represent the Upper East Region.
6. Alhaji Muhammed Mumuni, a 75-year-old former Minister of Foreign Affairs under President John Atta Mills, was elected as the Northern Region’s representative.
7. Evelyn Korang, a former Eastern Regional Women’s Organiser of the NDC, won the Eastern Regional contest.
8. In the Oti Region Mr Richard Atikpo, a renowned football administrator, was elected.
9. Mr Yaw Okyere, NDC Regional Chairman for Ahafo, won the Ahafo contest.
10. In the Volta Region, Mr Tanko Kwamigah Atokple, a businessman, was elected.
11. Odeneho Dr Afram Brempong III, Paramount Chief of the Suma Traditional Area, was elected to represent the Bono Region
12. In the Savannah Region, Tingawura Alhaji Samson Seidu Abudu, Chief of Tinga, was elected.
13. Mr Michael Kwame Mumuni, First Regional Vice Chair of the NDC, won the Upper West Regional contest.
14.Mr Enoch Teye Mensah elected in the North East Region
