President Nana Akufo Addo has released a list of four (4) Ministers of State and fifty (50)Deputy Ministers to serve in his administration making it the largest ever under the fourth republic.
The list, copied to Peacefmonline.com, mentioned Deputy Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Dome/Kwabenya, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Sarfo as Minister of State at the Office of the President (Public Procurement).
Professor Kwesi Yankah, President of the Central University, has been appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Education (Tertiary Education) while Hon. Brian Acheampong is selected as Minister of State at the Office of the President.
In a letter addressed to the speaker of Parliament on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, the president urged the house to approve the nominees speedily.
A release signed by the Ag. Communications Director at the Office of the President, Eugene Arhin; indicated that Dr. Nurah Gyeile is now the Minister of State appointee at the Ministry of Agriculture.
The list includes Deputy Ministers such as Hon. Kwaku Kwarteng, Hon Abena Osei Asare, Charles Adu Boahen who are Deputies for the Finance Ministry while Hon Owuraku Aidoo, Hon Joseph Cudjoe and Dr. Mohammed Amin Anta are to deputize for the Ministry of Energy respectively.
Read full list below:
15th March, 2017
For Immediate Release
LIST OF NOMINEES FOR MINISTERS OF STATE & DEPUTY MINISTERS
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, submitted the names of 54 persons to Parliament for approval as Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers.
The names of the nominees for Ministers of State are as follows:
1. Minister of State at the Office of the
President – Public Procurement – Hon Sarah Adwoa Safo
2. Minister of State at the Office of the President – Hon. Brian Acheampong
3. Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture – Dr. Nurah Gyeile
4. Minister of State at the Ministry of Education (Tertiary Education) – Prof. Kwesi Yankah
The names of the nominees for Deputy Ministers are as follows:
1. Ministry of Finance – Hon Kwaku Kwarteng
Hon Abena Osei Asare
Charles Adu Boahen
2. Ministry of Energy – Hon Owuraku Aidoo
Hon Joseph Cudjoe
Dr. Mohammed Amin Anta
3. Ministry of Local Government
and Rural Development – Hon Osei Bonsu Amoah
Hon Collins Ntim
Hon Kwasi Boateng Agyei
4. Ministry of Information – Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
Hon Ama Dokuaa Asiamah Agyei
Perry Curtis Kwabla Okudzeto
5. Ministry of Agriculture – Hon William Agyapong Quaitoo
Hon Dr Sagre Bambangi
Hon George Oduro
6. Ministry of Trade and Industry – Hon Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah
Robert Ahomka-Lindsey
7. Ministry of Roads and Highways – Hon Kwabena Owusu Aduomi
Hon Anthony N-Yoh Puowele Karbo
8. Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources – Hon Benito Owusu Bio
Hon Barbara Oteng Gyasi
9. Ministry of Works and Housing – Hon Freda Prempeh
Hon Eugene Antwi
10. Ministry of Education – Hon Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum
Hon Barbara Ayisi Acher
11. Office of Attorney General and – Godfred Dame
Ministry of Justice – Hon Joseph Dinkiok Kpemka
12. Ministry of Health – Hon Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu
Hon Tina Mensah
13. Ministry of Railways Development – Hon Kwaku Agyenim Boateng
Hon Andy Appiah-Kubi
14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Regional Integration – Hon Mohammed Habbib Tijani
Charles Owiredu
15. Ministry of Communications – Hon George Andah
Hon Vincent Sowah Odotei
16. Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation – Hon Patrick Boamah
Hon Michael Yaw Gyato
17. Ministry of Defence – Hon Maj. Derrick Oduro
18. Ministry of The Interior – Hon Henry Quartey
19. Ministry of Environment, Science
and Technology and Innovation – Hon Patricia Appiagyei
20. Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and
Development – Martin Agyei-Mensah Korsah
21. Ministry of Transport – Hon Nii Kwartei Titus Glover
22. Ministry of Employment And Social Welfare – Hon Bright Wireko Brobbey
23. Ministry of Fisheries And Aquaculture – Hon Francis Kingsley Ato Cudjoe
24. Ministry of Aviation – Hon Kwabena O. Darko-Mensah
25. Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs – Hon Paul Essien
26. Ministry of Gender, Children
and Social Protection – Hon Gifty Twum Ampofo
27. Ministry of Youth And Sports – Pius Enam Hadzide
28. Ministry of Tourism, Creative Arts And Culture – Hon Dr Ziblim Barri Iddi
29. Ministry of Monitoring And Evaluation – Hon William Kwasi Sabi
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Nana will deliver his promise to Ghanaians and that is what matters. Even if he will use 200 Ministers to achieve that we are with him. Common***barred word*** must tell all these people making noise about these ministers that, most of the ministers are MPs and are already taking salaries of that mind. So appointing them makes no difference in cost. people just talk because they are stupppiddd and can't reason. Let's judge Nana on his delivery not appointment.
NDC guys are here commenting under different names and insulting as possible. Well for your information, your leadership was not brainy or smart enough to steer the economy right that's why you were voted out. Now competent people are at post. They have the brains to work. Any wise person will wait and see what Nana Addo will deliver at his term in office but we have many F00OLS as possible on this platform talking with no wisdom. Governance does not mean follow exactly what others did. It's about delivery. Talking about Mahama having less ministers, what did he achieve? Coruption. It is sad if all the people who are F0OOLISHLY commenting and insulting over here are part of the 36% literate Ghaanians then we have a problem. I know they won't understand because they can't think outside the BOX. Nana do your Business. They can Go & Burn the SEA.
This is just the beginning of failure to his promises
I think Ghanaians deserve about 200 ministers, so nana Addo should appoint more, after all most Ghanaians are only fuuulishh, they don't think before they vote. More ministers nana.
You are terribly ***barred word***. Do you need all npp party members to be ministers before you can perform? Even developed world use few minister so why this huge number. People are working for 200 GH a month, and you come to power to pay council of state 13000 GH and just imagine what these ministers would receive, and here you are talking about your mothers performance. Ediot.
Nobody should defend this. the numbers are too much. massa lets call a spade a spade. I am very disappointed, u can still achieve you results with a leaner government.
Lord have mercy on Ghana!!
I think people are getting it wrong,what Ghanaians are looking for is performance,Jobs creation,improvement in the our standard of living but not number of ministers.What we wont Nana to do for Ghanaians is to fulfill all the promises .free SHS one district one factory NHIS and better living standard we are not bothered about the number of appointees.
This is what you get if you vote for a fuuuuulll to be your president.
What type of government is that? Even in UK, USA, GERMANY, CHINA, FRANCE, JAPAN AND OTHER G8 countries in the world, they don't use more than 20 ministers, how come Ghana is using as much as 90 minister. The amount of salaries these men and women will take coupled with their housing and vehicles can build several factories for the unemployed youth. I think nana addo is crazyyy. I now understand why doctors say weed is not good for the brain. If you've been in opposition for eight years does it mean when you come to power every party faithful should be given job. What sort of nounsense is that. Children are commiting suicide and you are there given jobs for the jobs. Nkwasssiasem paaaaaaaaaaa.