{"id":309258,"date":"2017-04-09T12:35:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T12:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=309258"},"modified":"2017-04-09T12:35:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T12:35:07","slug":"parliament-approves-last-batch-of-deputy-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=309258","title":{"rendered":"Parliament approves last batch of deputy ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament on Friday, before it rose for the Easter Holidays, approved by consensus 30 deputy ministers of state designate.<\/p>\n<p>The approval of the nominees, who would soon be sworn-in, forms the last batch of deputy ministers to complete appointments of ministers and their deputies in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo\u2019s 110- member Executive.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;GViBmI9VuJ2x3H3MmyNdFqKNtGKLCLqf&#8221;]The ministers are: Mr Paul Essien- Deputy Minister Designate for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Madam Tina Gifty Naa Ayeley Mensah- Deputy Minister Designate for Health, Dr Ziblim Iddi- Deputy Minister Designate for Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture, Mr Augustine- Collins Ntim- Deputy Minister Designate for Local Government and Rural Development and Mr Martin Adjei- Mensah Korsah- Deputy Minister Designate for Regional Reorganisation<\/p>\n<p>The rest are: Mr William Agyemang Quaitoo- Deputy Minister Designate for Agriculture, Mrs Gifty Twum Ampofo- Deputy Minister Designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Mr Pius Enam Hadzide- Deputy Minister Designate for Youth and Sports, Mr William Kwasi Sabi- Deputy Minister Designate for Monitoring and Evaluation, Ms Freda Prempeh- Deputy Minister Designate for Works and Housing, Wireko Brobby- Deputy Minister Designate for Employment and Social Welfare, Mr Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah- Deputy Minister Designate for Trade and Industry and Mr Franklin Kingsley Ato Cudjoe- Deputy Minister Designate for Fisheries and Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>The others include: Mr Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi- Deputy Minister designate for Railway Development, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum-Deputy Minister designate for Education, Mr Eugene Antwi- Deputy Minister Designate for Works and Housing, Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi-Deputy Minister Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwasi Adjei Boateng- Deputy Minister Designate for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Vincent Sowah Odotei- Deputy Minister Designate for Communications, Mr Patrick Yaw Boamah- Deputy Minister Designate for Water Resources and Sanitation, Major Derek Oduro (Rtd)- Deputy Minister Designate for Defence and Dr Sagri Bambangi-Deputy Minister Designate for Agriculture<\/p>\n<p>The list includes: Mr George Oduro-Deputy Minister Designate for Agriculture, Mr Charles Owiredu-Deputy Minister Designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah- Deputy Minister Designate for Information and Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, Deputy Minister Designate for information.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament on Friday, before it rose for the Easter Holidays, approved by consensus 30 deputy ministers of state designate. 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