President Akufo-Addo has sworn-in the former Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood as the latest member of the Council of State.

Her swearing-in completes the composition of the Council of State.

Georgina Wood joins the likes of  Juabenhene Nana Otuo Siriboe II, Sam Okudzeto, Nana Kofi Obiri Egyir II, Stanley Adjiri Blankson, Mrs Alberta Cudjoe, Alhaji Aminu Amadu, Dr. Margaret Amoakohene, Alhaji Sahanun Moqtar, Mrs. Georgina Kusi, Alhaji Sule Yiremiah, and Mr. Paa Kofi Ansong who are all members of the council.

The rest are Lt. General J.B. Danquah, a former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, and Nana Owusu Nsiah, a former Inspector General of Police. The President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, is also an ex-officio member of the Council in furtherance of Article 89(2) (b). – –

Speaking at the swearing in, Nana Akufo-Addo said the former Chief Justice has a rich vein of information and experience, hence her inclusion will help the work of the Council.