Highlife and Jazz virtuoso Gyedu Blay Ambolley has lamented no musician was elected to the Council of State.

He wrote on Facebook, Wednesday, February 20, 2025: "No musician among the Council of State."

The Council of State election took place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, across the 16 regions of Ghana.

On Tuesday, February 18, President John Mahama swore in the newly appointed and elected members-designate of the Council of State, signalling the start of their roles as a council of elders mandated to offer wisdom and oversight to the presidency.

The 16 regional representatives bring expertise from the fields of education, business, law, and agriculture, among others.

See them below:

* Maxwell Boakye - Western region

* Hakeem Addae - Central region

* Nene Drolor Bosso Adamtey I - Greater Accra

* Gabriel Adovoe Kwabla Tanko Kwamigah-Atokple - Volta region

* Korang Evelyn - Eastern region

* Michael Addo - Western North region

* Okyere Yaw - Ahafo region

* Dr Kusi Boachie Yiadom - Bono region.

* Pimampim Yaw Kagbrese V - Bono East region

* Richard Kings Atikpo - Oti region

* Alhaji Muhammed Mumuni - Northern region

* Abudu Seidu Sampson - Savannah region

* Michael Kwame Mumuni - Upper West region

* Thomas More Ditundini Adaili - Upper East region

* Naa Saaka Abuba - North East region

* Yaw Owusu Obimpeh - Ashanti region