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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has created new ministries while decoupling others and re-alligning them, when on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, he announced 12 minister-designates expected to serve in his government.
The release of the second batch of ministers brings the total number of appointees to 25. The next batch, according to the president, will be released by Friday.
Two new ministries; the Ministry of Regional Re-organisation and Ministry of Railways Development, were the notable feature.
President Akufo-Addo also announced a new portofolio - Monitoring and Evaluation. Whiles the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing has been decopled and re-aligning it into a new ministry called Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources
Below is the list of 2nd batch ministerial nominees:
Dan Kwaku Botwe - Minister-designate of Regional Reorganization and Development.
Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei - Minister-designate for Monitoring and Evaluation.
Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng - Minister-designate for Environment, Science,Technology and Innovation.
Joe Ghartey - Minister-designate for Railways Development.
John Peter Amewu - Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources.
Samuel Atta Akyea - Minister-designate for Works and Housing.
Joseph Kofi Adda - Minister-designate for Sanitation and Water Resources.
Ignatius Baffour-Awuah - Minister-designate for Employment and Labour Relations.
Kweku Ofori Asiamah - Minister-designate for Transport.
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful - Minister-designate for Communications
Kwasi Amoako-Atta - Minister-designate for Roads and Highways.
Otiko Afisah Djaba - Minister-designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection.
The second batch of Ministerial appointees are yet to be vetted and approved by Parliament.
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Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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One rude minister of communication out another worse arrogant communication minister appointed. Appointing Ursula for communication is like appointing Ken agyepong as minister of communication.
They should tell Otiko that she is now a minister for children so she should stop wearing that prostitutional hairstyle and lead an exemplary life.
Massa ; ONAAA PO !!!!; this a formidable team put together by Nana Addo with experience GALORE !!!!!!!; these are politicians who can devliver and score goals for Nana Addo; Ata Akyea; Osei Akoto and Ursula Owusu you cannot do any better than these political players ; most are streetwise politically ; Osei Akoto at monitoring and evaluation is GREAT STUFF !!!!!!!!;Ata Akyea -NO MESSING AROUND AND URSULA THE PIPE PIPER !!!! ; OSEI AKOTO VERY GOOD WITH FIGURES this guy works with figures and will complement Dr Bawumia in the economic arena and will expose all the dirty deals and over invoiced contracts signed by the these RAT from the NDC !!!!!!; how could you compare such political team to this ***barred word*** loud mouth educated NDC illiterates like FifI Kwettey ; Omane Boama ;Felix Kwakye etc ; THERE IS NO WAY NDC CAN COME TO POWER AGAIN BECAUSE THIS TEAM WILL DELIVER; THE TROUBLE IS THE NDC DO NOT HAVE SUCH PEOPLE : ONLY PEOPLE WHO SHOUT ON ROOF TOPS ; STILL AND MASSAGE FIGURES TO FULL GHANAIANS AND MOST ARE EWES/AYIGBE AND NORTHNERS -ONAAA O !!!!!!!!
hahahah, but is it the ministerial appointment that means that Nana has been a regional balanced in terms of his appointees. there are a lot of works we need people to fill. He has again stated that, his appointment is specifically going to be based on competences and qualification not forgetting +or- 10% error that might occur. However, we should rather be mindful of the competences of the persons selected, can they bring something good to the country or do they share the same ideology with the man in the helm of affair. this should be our focus and when we are convinced we pray for them and when we are not, we speak our minds and give constructive reasons for which we share our different view. am yet to see the competence of Otiko hitherto all the names so far are superb...God bless Nana, God bless Ghana...amen
What is the difference between the Interior Ministry and Regional Reorganization. Also, why can't the Transport ministry cover Roads, Highway development and Railways? We are at 25 miniters and more to come? how many ministers will we end up with. Kennedy Agyapong, please say something to Nana.
A COMPETENT GOVT DOESN'T NEED SO MANY MINISTERS AND MINISTRIES AS WE ARE SEEING. AHHHH I THOUGHT NPP PROPAGANDISTS WERE CRYING FOR A LEAN GOVT. I PITY GHANA FOR VOTING RETROGRESSION.
Otiko???????? i now understand politics. join the campaign if you feel you are competent else the incompetent ones will be rewarded because they were seen on the trail. does otiko understands her ministry?
@npp fan: It's so because five out of the ten Regions of Ghana are occupied by Akans (Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Eastern, Western, Central): thus, even if the President decides to appoint equal number of Ministers for each Region, the Akans will still dominate. ..& you could even be judging wrongly if you're only looking at their names to determine their tribes: Ghanaians inter-marry. What should be of importance is their level of competence and not this unnecessary tribal stuff.. it's backward.
otiko???????? i now understand politics. join the campaign if are competent else the incompetent ones will be reward because they were seen on the trail. does otiko understands her ministry?
Nana, why are you appointing so many people from Eastern region only. Please check this, regions like BA, Western and Central regions should also have enough representation (they are the deciders dont forget). And again, you can industrialised a country with so much lawyers in your government. Singapore and Malaysia are good examples lawyers didn't spearhead their transformation all can check this.