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Peacefmonline.com can confirm that less than 48 hours after he was sworn in as Ghana's Fourth President of the Fourth Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has released the list of his first batch of political appointments. Peacefmonline can authoritatively say that Mr. Prosper Douglas Kweku Bani has been named as the new Chief of Staff at the Presidency Executive Secretary of the defunct Constitutional Review Council, Dr. Raymond Akongburo Atuguba is set to replace Mr. J.K Bebaako Mensah as Secretary to the President. Mr Bebaako-Mensah was appointed by the late President Mills in 2009. PRESS RELEASE A. His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, has made the following appointments: 1. Chief of Staff at the Presidency-Mr. Prosper Douglas Kweku Bani. 2. Secretary to Cabinet-Mr. Roger Kwesi Angsomwine. 3. Executive Secretary to the President-Dr. Raymond Akongburo Atuguba. 4. Senior Policy Co-ordinator in the Office of the President-Dr. Sulley Gariba. B. For the orderly conduct of Government business in the period before Ministers of State are appointed to head Government Ministries, and in the spirit of the Transition Act, His Excellency the President has also designated the various substantive Ministers, including Regional Ministers, whose tenure of office expired at midnight on the 6th of January 2013, in caretaker positions of the various Ministries and Regions they previously occupied. C. In the case of the Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General's Department, and in accordance with the Transition Act, the Solicitor-General "shall be in charge of the Ministry". D. Additionally, and also in accordance with the Transition Act, Non-careeer Ambassadors and High Commissioners appointed by the President, are also to continue in office in a caretaker position. E. Finally, in accordance with the Transition Act, the persons appointed as caretakers "shall not take a decision involving a policy issue". .....Signed..... Abdulai John Jinapor (PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON)