President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in members of the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council (NAPRM-GC), reaffirming Ghana’s readiness to submit itself to a new round of governance assessment under the African Union’s peer review framework.
Speaking at the Presidency in Accra on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, President Mahama described the peer review process as a key opportunity for Ghana to evaluate progress made and identify further interventions needed to strengthen governance.
According to him, the newly inaugurated 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,” the President assured.
President Mahama recalled that Ghana was among the first countries to accede to the APRM and voluntarily underwent a comprehensive peer review in 2006.
“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 the 2006 review highlighted major development disparities between the Northern belt and the South, a finding that contributed to the creation of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) to address deprivation 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, Prof. Kuenyehia thanked the President for the confidence reposed in the Council and pledged their commitment to protecting transparency and the independence of governance institutions.
Other members include Dr Joseph Whittal, Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Joseph Obeng, Mr David Ofosu-Dorte, and Mrs Cornelia Amoah.
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is a voluntary self-monitoring instrument established by the African Union in 2003 to promote good governance, political stability, and sustainable development across member states.
It supports national dialogue and assessments in four areas: democracy and political governance, economic governance, corporate governance, and socio-economic development.
