President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his vice Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia are said to be putting final touches to names of those to be appointed ministers of state in the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.
Some prominent members of the party have been considered for ministerial positions while a number of them would be nominated as ambassadors and high commissioners.
According to sources, Nana Akufo-Addo’s government wants to hit the ground running immediately it’s sworn into office after on January 7, 2017 to tackle the myriad problems facing the country.
DAILY GUIDE has picked signals that Yaw Osafo-Maafo, who is heading the NPP’s transition team, is likely to be selected as a senior minister supervising all the ministers, with Dr. Bawumia as head of the economic management team.
Frema Osei Opare, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West Wugon, is likely to become the Chief of Staff overseeing the day-to-day activities of staff at the presidency in a different mode from the existing role carved for the position.
In the exhaustive list stumbled on by DAILY GUIDE, Nana Asante Bediatuo, a private legal practitioner, is tipped to be the Executive Secretary to the President if Nana Addo takes office.
Those penciled down as likely ministers in the incoming administration are Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, MP for Anyaa/Sowutuom (Foreign Affairs); Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, MP for Manhyia South (Health); Ambrose Dery, MP-elect for Nandom (Interior) and Dominic Nitiwul, MP for Bimbila (Defence).
Boakye Agyarko, who was the Policy Advisor for the NPP 2016 campaign, has been penciled for Petroleum and Energy with Kobby Okyere Darko-Mensah, MP for Takoradi, as his likely deputy, while outgoing MP for Kwadaso, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, is expected to head the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. MP-elect for Krowor, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye or Catherine Abelema Afeku, MP-elect for Evalue Ajomoro Gwira could be deputy.
Gloria Akuffo is likely to be named the new Attorney General with Godfred Yeboah Dame – who has been the NPP’s lawyer of late – as her deputy, while Ken Ofori-Atta of Databank fame, who was the head of the NPP’s Campaign Finance Committee, as the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.
Others who are likely to be selected include Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, MP for Ablekuma West as Minister of Communications; Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen as Minister of Trade and Industry and Hajia Alima Mahama, MP-elect for Nalerigu, as Local Government and Rural Development Minister.
DAILY GUIDE understands that film producer and staunch supporter of the president-elect, Socrates Sarfo, would be appointed deputy minister for Tourism and Creative Arts.
There is said to be intense lobbying for positions and the president-elect is said to have assured the party’s leadership that he would make appointments based on competence to ensure accelerated development of the country.
Nana Akufo-Addo has already met the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NPP and has asked the party to give him some time to finalize the list for the party’s consideration.
DAILY GUIDE has also learnt that a number of the appointees in the previous NPP government under President Kufuor who gathered a lot of diplomatic experience but have not yet been mentioned for ministerial and other local appointments, would be made ambassadors or high commissioners.
Source: Daily Guide
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i hope and pray that people like lawyer Yaw Adomako Baafi and Nana Akomea who did most of the donkey work wont be forgotten
Is it about regions? Volta region is not only ewes. Try and check the origin of the names being rumoured before you move along the tribal tangent
volta people dont like to get up and be counted when it comes to npp. when its ndc they raise their hands! how do you suppose they shouldd pick one of us when we keep kissing ndc bottom?!!! now that there are positions to give out we say wetin?
Even though the list a speculative one,I trust that they would perform, granted they would avoid create, loot and share. If they avoid corrupt practices as witnessed in out-going NDC government did and still doing , then we are done for. This country is blessed with abundant resources, what we need is honest team that places Ghana first and the plight of this nation will be turned round for the better. Too much sole sourcing! The stealing is too much!We need to change ! So for me, it is the character of the team that matters and not the team itself. Shallom!
With these names, Nana your government will be worse ever. Start all over. There are only a few good names there. Seriously i dont think Alan is the right material for the trade & industry. The man has no sound mind anymore. Ursula should be a deputy somewhere. Socrates Sarfo has no place in government etc etc.
This mediocre team is the beginning of our failures in government of true - Ursula Owusu, Socrates Sarfo, Matthew Opoku Prempeh hahha Ghanaians deserve better
I beg, move Ursula to Gender and social action not communication
@kojo pls stop this childish politics n grow u cos Ghanaians are discerning enough to know good governance do bad governance. ***barred word*** if u have no meaningful comment to pass. This platform is not for jokers.
Ursular will be a disaster for dat ministry nd a danger to our toil for dis victory nd de consolidation of power nd cohesion as a party
Nana's promises included ministerial positions for the other opposition parties like, PPP, PNC, CPP, NDP and Osei Yeboah. The video is still there so Nana must offer them the positions. Then we are also waiting for all the free, free, frees. Over 170 factories in all districts, nearly 5000 irrigation dams in all villages of the 3 northern regions, free allowances for nurses trainee and teachers, free one million per constituency, free school, free zongo fund, reduced tax, reduced fuel, free jobs, free NHIS, no dumsor in all over Ghana and all the free free free. I lough enter Nana Ado compound. Hahahahaaaa