The Vice President of Ghana, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged the newly constituted Council of State to move beyond its traditional advisory role and become a more proactive institution.
Speaking at an orientation for the new council members, she emphasized the need for the council to evolve into a body that anticipates challenges, provides bold recommendations, and demands accountability, rather than serving merely in an advisory capacity.
“Your tenure must redefine the Council’s role and transform it from the perceived passive advisory body into an active institution that anticipates challenges, offers bold recommendations, and demands accountability,” she said.
She further highlighted that the “reset agenda” of the Mahama administration is not just rhetoric but a crucial call for a more effective and forward-thinking governance model.
“The Council of State is pivotal to this overarching mission of national renewal and transformation” and must “dispel the popular accusation of merely existing to validate already determined decisions,” she added.