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Four people had come forward to contest the election of the Council of State in the Eastern region when the candidacies were closed on Thursday, February 5.
They are; Mr. Paa Kofi Ansong, a businessman, Mr. Ernest Amemakuse Mawufemor an entrepreneur, Mr. James Amanor Ossom, a mechanical engineer and Mr. Francis Tetteh Citizen, a librarian.
Mr. Asirifi Young, deputy regional director for the East of the Election Commission, said the location of the regional election would be communicated later.
The competition to select a representative to the Council from each of the 16 regions would be held on February 12.
It would be held in accordance with regulations adopted by the Election Commission under Article 51 of the 1992 Constitution, by an electoral college composed of two representatives from each of the districts in the region appointed by the district assemblies of the region.
The 1992 Constitution provides for a Council of State to advise the President in the exercise of his functions.
Accordingly, the President, in consultation with Parliament, must appoint, inter alia, three persons each having previously served as Chief Justice; Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces; and the Office of the Inspector General of Police, respectively.
In addition, the President must appoint 11 people to the Board.
The president of the National Chamber of Chiefs is also a member.
Source: GNA
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