President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in members of the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council (NAPRM-GC), declaring Ghana’s readiness to subject its governance systems to another round of peer review.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidency in Accra on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, President Mahama described the APRM as a critical tool that would allow Ghana to assess progress made in governance reforms and identify areas needing improvement.
The President said the newly constituted Council is expected to lead Ghana’s second-generation review next week on the sidelines of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
“We’re willing to do that and we’ll be available to lead that process,” he assured.
President Mahama recalled that Ghana was among the first countries to accede to the APRM and undergo a comprehensive review in 2006, describing it as a point of national pride.
“It’s been an issue of pride for us that Ghana’s democracy, accountable governance, and everything that we are noted for, will be subjected to review by our peers,” he said.
He noted that Ghana’s earlier review highlighted deep inequalities between the deprived Northern belt and the South, a finding which later informed the establishment of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) to help address the development gap and reduce migration pressures.
“So we want to know what has happened to those inequalities and what the level of opportunities we have opened up in other parts of the country are,” President Mahama stated.
The new Governing Council is chaired by Ladyship Professor Akua Kuenyehia. In brief remarks after the swearing-in, Professor Kuenyehia thanked the President and pledged the Council’s commitment to strengthening governance institutions.
She assured the President of their determination to uphold “transparency” and the independence of governance institutions.
Other members of the Council include Dr Joseph Whittal, Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Obeng, David Ofosu-Dorte, and Cornelia Amoah.
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is a voluntary self-monitoring instrument established in 2003 by the African Union to promote good governance, political stability, and sustainable development across member states.
It facilitates national dialogue and self-assessments in four key areas: democracy, economic management, corporate governance, and socio-economic development.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
