Panellists for reconciliation commission named

Government is reported to have nominated members of the soon to be established National Reconciliation Commission.

The panelists include, Justice E.K.Amuah Sekyi, a retired Supreme Court Judge as Chairman of the Commission; Professor John Nabila of the Institute of African studies, University of Ghana; Malvi Wahab Adam, Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiya Muslim Mission and Christian Appiah-Agyei, former Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress.

Others are Mrs Sylvia Boye, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Ghana Education Trust Fund; Mrs Maragaret Nkrumah, Headmistress of SOS Tema (and wife of Dr Francis Nkrumah, son of Ghana's first President) and General Erskine (rtd), former Commander of UNIFIL.

The rest are Professor Florence Abena Dolphyne, former pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana and Bishop Palmer Buckle, Catholic Bishop of Koforidua.

The Statesman newspaper says some of the prospective panelists it contacted confirmed that government has indeed contacted them. They were however reluctant to comment since they were yet to receive their letters of appointment. The President in consultation with the Council of State is contemplating on the names. The 'Statesman' quotes sources as saying that the National Reconciliation commission will be institued in the next few weeks.