{"id":283521,"date":"2017-01-11T06:05:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T06:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=283521"},"modified":"2017-01-11T06:05:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T06:05:56","slug":"dumsor-must-remain-in-the-past-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/dumsor-must-remain-in-the-past-nana-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Dumsor must remain in the past’ – Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Nana Akufo-Addo in nominating his Policy Adviser for the 2016 election campaign, Boakye-Agyarko, for the\u00a0Minister of Energy, asked him to ensure that the power crisis, which was christened ‘dumsor’, becomes a thing of the past.<\/p>\n
President Akufo-Addo also indicated that, the Ministry of Power and Petroleum will now fall under the Ministry of Energy, and will be headed by Mr. Agyarko, pending parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”UMHHM6DwQRQnW6B1VBh5yGnimAx4wXBZ”]The Power Ministry was created in 2014 in a bid to resolve Ghana\u2019s power crisis, which slowed economic growth and frustrated citizens with frequent power cuts and scheduled load-shedding popularly referred to as ‘dumsor’.<\/p>\n
In a charge to Minister designate for Energy, President Akufo-Addo said the power crisis \u201chas to be a thing of the past. We must find a way to be able to have a reliable supply of energy for our industries and enterprises and affordable for our consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEssentially what he has to do is to assure the Ghanaian people that dumsor is going to be a thing permanently of the past and that its head will not rear up again especially in Akufo-Addo\u2019s time as President,\u201d the President stated.<\/p>\n
President Akufo-Addo also expressed confidence in Mr. Agyarko’s ability to fulfill his mandate, saying, \u201che is in a position to provide the leadership of this important sector of our national economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boakye Agyarko’s nomination was part of 12 other nominees\u00a0by President Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House Tuesday. The 2nd and final ministerial appointments are expected on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.<\/p>\n
Find the list of 13 Nominees below:<\/strong><\/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 \u00a0– 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\u00a0Agyemang-Manu<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President Nana Akufo-Addo in nominating his Policy Adviser for the 2016 election campaign, Boakye-Agyarko, for the\u00a0Minister of Energy, asked him to ensure that the power crisis, which was christened ‘dumsor’, becomes a thing of the past. President Akufo-Addo also indicated that, the Ministry of Power and Petroleum will now fall under the Ministry of Energy, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,11],"tags":[2804,2633,3,156,2682],"yoast_head":"\n