[ 2016-12-04 ]

Former Member of Council of State Zosali-Naa is Dead
A former Member of the Council of State and Chief
of Zosali in the Northern region Naa Thomas Tia
Sulemana, is dead.

Naa Sulemana according to family sources died
after a short illness on Saturday afternoon and is
expected to be buried in accordance with
chieftaincy custom of area.

Naa Thomas Tia Sulemana, Zosali-Na served as a
member of the council of state between 2004 and
2008 under the erstwhile Kufuor administration.

Others who served at the council with included;
Alhaji Alhassan Bin-Salih, a Retired Principal
Secretary, Mr Clement K. Tedam, a Former Minister
and Educationist, Mr A.K. Deku, a Former
Commissioner of Police (CID), Mr Kwasi Armah, a
Former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
(UK) and a Barrister-at-Law, Nana Otuo Siribour
II, Paramount Chief of Asante-Juaben Traditional
Area and a Former Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology,(KNUST), The
Most Rev Dr Samuel Asante-Antwi, Immediate-Past
Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana
and Professor Adzei Bekoe, a renowned Scientist
and Former Vice Chancellor of the University of
Ghana

The others were Major-General Edwin Sam, Former
Chief of Defence Staff; Mr Kwaku Kyei, Former
Inspector General of Police; Odeneho Gyapong
Ababio, Paramount Chief of Sefwi-Bekwai
Traditional Area and President of the National
House of Chiefs; Madam Ama Bame Busia, a Former
Principal Domestic Bursar, University of Ghana,
Legon; Mrs. Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie, Immediate-Past
President of the Ghana Journalists Association
(GJA) and a Member of the Media Commission; Mrs
Cecilia Bannerman, a Former Minister of Mines.

Regional representatives to the Council at the
time were Togbe Kpangbatriku III, Paramount Chief
of Dodome Traditional Area for the Volta Region;
Professor Naa Sebiyam Nabila for Northern Region;
Mr Michael Kwadwo Adusah, a Retired Assistant
Commissioner of Police for Brong Ahafo Region and
Mr Francis Asianab Afoko, a Businessman for Upper
East Region.

The others were Mr Paul Kwabena Damoah, an
Agriculturist for Western Region; Mr Fredrick
Guggisberg Yaw Ofori-Atta, an Industrial Relations
Practitioner, for Eastern Region and Mr Benjamin
Asonaba Dapaah, Transport Owner, for Ashanti
Region.

The rest were Kuoro Kuri-Buktie Limann IV,
Paramount Chief of Gwollu Traditional Area for
Upper West Region; Mr Ato Essuman, a Management
Consultant for Central Region and Mr John Sackah
Addo, Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana for
Greater Accra Region.

Source - Ultimatefm

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