President John Mahama has charged the newly sworn in members of the Council of State let their tenure mark a shift from the public perception that they only serve as a rubber stamp of decisions made by the Executive arm of government.
According to him, critics of the institutions called Council of State have questioned its relevance, hence the need to prove such persons wrong. "In recent times, the Council of State has come under criticism from an expectant public who perceive their work as unsatisfactory and one designed to rubber-stamp executive decisions.
Some have even questioned the very relevance of the Council of State and called for it to be scrapped," President Mahama stated on February 18 when he swore-in the Edward Doe Adjaho-chaired 31-member Council.
This notwithstanding, he expressed belief in the ability of the new members to turn things around. "I hold that hope that your tenure as Council of State Members will convince those who may doubt the functional necessity about your importance and put to rest any such perceptions," he urged.
