Parliament has accredited the nomination of 9 Ministers of State by President Akufo-Addo.
The President in his first ministerial reshuffle since 2017 designated Dr Bernard Okoe Boye because the Minister of Well being, Lydia Seyram Alhassan because the Minister for Sanitation and Water Assets, and Dakoa Newman because the Minister for Gender, Kids and Social Safety amongst others.
Deputy Ministers of State nominated by President Akufo-Addo have additionally been accredited by the Home.
Forward of the approval, the Minority in Parliament staged a walkout forward of the approval of Ministers and Deputy Ministers-designate by President Akufo-Addo.
The group asserts that the present financial and energy crises are the results of the federal government’s mismanagement, necessitating decisive motion relatively than new ministerial appointments.
Talking forward of the adoption of the Appointments Committee report, Minority Chief Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson said that the caucus can not assist the approval of the nominees.
“Mr Speaker, the Minority doesn’t assist the nominations of those ministers, due to what the nation has gone by way of and continues to undergo, together with financial disaster, meals insecurity, “dumsor”, and reckless borrowing.
“Companies are struggling. Whereas the federal government has requested Ghanaians to tighten their belts, the federal government has loosened its belts.
“Piling up ministers and deputies doesn’t sign to the Ghanaians the president understands the seriousness of the mess created.”
Full listing of Ministerial and deputy Ministerial nominees
Well being Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye; Atmosphere, Science, Expertise and Innovation, Ophelia Mensah Hayford; Info Ms. Fatimatu Abubakar, Gender; Kids and Social Safety Dakoa Newman; Native Authorities, Decentralisation and Rural Improvement Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah; Sanitation and Water Assets Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan; Tourism, Arts and Tradition Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer, MP, Better Accra Area Hon. Titus Glover, Oti Area Mr. Daniel Machator.
The deputy ministerial nominees are for Info Sylvester Tetteh, MP; Native Authorities, Decentralisation and Rural Improvement, Vincent Ekow Assafuah; Communications and Digitalisation Hon. Charles Acheampong; Well being Adelaide Ntim, MP Alexander Akwasi Acquah; Works and Housing Hon. Dr. Prince Hamidu Armah;
Lands and Pure Assets, Akwasi Konadu; Fisheries and Aquaculture Improvement Hon. Musah Abdul Aziz Ayaba; Power John Kobina Sanie, Collins Adomako Mensah; Training Kingsley Nyarko; Employment and Labour Relations Hon. Festus Awuah Kwofie; Gender, Kids and Social Safety Hon. Benjamin Sekyere Yeboah.”
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