President John Dramani Mahama has kicked the Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda out of his cabinet.
[contextly_sidebar id=”RJtKq1BwlaTX949jsTX4UfAH63PGuK8l”]A new list of cabinet Ministers submitted by the President to Parliament excluded his name.
His place has been taken by Kwabena Donkor, new Minister of Power.
It is unclear whether the President is trying to ensure regional balance by replacing Mr Collins Dauda who is from Asutifi South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region with Dr Donkor from Pru East, also in the same Region.
The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alex Afenyo Markin on February 6, raised alarm over the list of cabinet ministers saying the list is bloated and thus contradicts Article 76(1) of the 1992 constitution.
He argued that ever since the Ministry of Energy was removed from the then Ministry of Energy and Petroleumm government has not communicated to them which one is part of cabinet and which one is not.
He further called on the President to clarify the issue questioning “why hasn’t the president communicated to Parliament as to which ministry is part of cabinet. Because now that we don’t have any ministry of energy and petroleum we are unable to tell which ministry is part of cabinet and which ministry is out of cabinet.”
“There isn’t any executive instrument, which is talking about the 19 member cabinet which is the maximum allowed in Act 76(1),” he added.
Below is the new Cabinet list submitted to Parliament
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Petroleum
- Ministry of Interior
- Ministry of Trade and Industry
- Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General Department
- Ministry of Roads and Highways
- Ministry of Food and Agriculture
- Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
- Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations
- Ministry of Transport
- Ministry of Power
- Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
- Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
- Ministry of Communications
–
By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana
Follow @AlloteyGodwin