{"id":283628,"date":"2017-01-11T07:39:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T07:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=283628"},"modified":"2017-01-11T07:39:18","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T07:39:18","slug":"act-swiftly-on-approval-of-minister-nominees-nana-addo-to-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=283628","title":{"rendered":"Approve Minister nominees quickly – Nana Addo to Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Oquaye to act expeditiously on the list of Minister designates submitted to the House for approval.<\/p>\n

President Nana Addo at the Flagstaff House today [Tuesday], announced 13 Minister designates including Osafo Maafo as Senior Minister, pending parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the announcement, Nana Addo said:\u201cParliament has a responsibility, as quickly as possible, to make it possible for this government to be in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ken Ofori-Atta and Nana Addo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe are in a very difficult moment in the life of our country. All of us know that our economy is not in a good place and I am asking the House that the essence of my letter to Mr. Speaker to act expeditiously on these nominations so that as soon as possible, I will be able to assemble the government and get on in fulfilling the promises that I made to the Ghanaian people in being able to bring that relief in progress, that they are looking for,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n

The President said though he is not asking Parliament to do a shoddy job, he believes they \u201ccan up their game and expedite the processes\u201d in order to \u201cget the government in place as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

First batch of ministerial appointees (13)<\/b><\/p>\n

Find the full list below:<\/p>\n

Senior Minister – Yaw Osafo-Maafo<\/p>\n

National Security Minister – Albert Kan Dapaah<\/p>\n

Minister of Trade and Industry – Alan Kyeremanten<\/p>\n

Minister of Finance – Ken Ofori-Atta<\/p>\n

Minister of Agriculture – Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto<\/p>\n

Minister of Energy – Boakye Agyarko<\/p>\n

Minister of Defence – Dominic Nitiwul<\/p>\n

Minister of Interior – Ambrose Dery<\/p>\n

Minister of Foreign Affairs – Shirley Ayorkor Botchway<\/p>\n

Attorney General – Gloria Akuffo<\/p>\n

Minister of Local Government – Hajia Alima Mahama<\/p>\n

Minister of Education – Matthew Opoku Prempeh<\/p>\n

Minister of Health – Kwaku Agyemang-Manu
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By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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