BY: Daniel Orlando | VoltaOnline
Thirteen (13) candidates have officially filed with the Regional Office of the Electoral Commission to contest the Council of State election in the Volta Region.
The all male candidates come from a diverse background, including traditional leaders, teachers, a lawyer, entrepreneurs, and a researcher. This diversity is also reflected in their ages, with the oldest candidate being 71 years old and the youngest, 29 years old.
They include Dr Kofi David Wuaku, Felix Larty, Gibrilla Buhari, Ing. Worlali Kwabla Ameevor, Gabriel Kwamigah Tanko Atokple, Togbuiga Adama III and Togbi Kpemini Gawu
The rest are Azi Ganyo, Havi Delali Justice, Kirchuffs Atengble, Godwin Yayra Nkuawu, Amegashie Godisgood and Rev. Cephas Kodzo Dzidzienyo.
The election, scheduled for Tuesday February 11, 2025, will see 36 voters, comprising two Assembly Members each from the 18 Municipal and District Assemblies(MDAs) in the region, casting their ballots to elect a representative to the Council of State.
In all, 155 candidates are contesting the 16 Regional slots on the Council, which is creation of Article 89 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, with a mandate to counsel the President in the performance of his function as the President of Ghana and the commander in Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces.
The Council of State membership includes a former Chief Justice of Ghana, former chief of Defense Staff, a former Inspector general of Police, the president of the National House of Chiefs, one elected representative from each of the 16 Regions of Ghana and 11 appointees of the President.
Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com
