Your Excellency the Vice President, Distinguished members of the Council of State, The framers of our constitution in their wisdom envisioned a governance structure that balances authority with sound counsel, power with prudence and leadership with wisdom.
It is in this spirit that the Council of State was established to serve as a reservoir of experience and a fountain of guidance and a bastion of non-partisan insight for the Executive arm of government.
The Council of State as a distinguished and visionary body is composed of men and women of integrity, experience and sound judgement.
Your role is not merely ceremonial.
