President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in 12 of the 36 persons he named as ministers for various portfolios after their approval by Parliament\u2019s Appointments Committee.<\/p>\n
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Flagstaff House\u00a0today [Friday] evening, where President Akufo-Addo charged the new ministers to deliver on the commitments the New Patriotic\u00a0Party made on the campaign trail ahead of its election victory.<\/p>\n
He also impressed on the new ministers not to fail Ghanaians who, he said, expected the government to protect the public purse and\u00a0ensure value for money.<\/p>\n
The 12 ministers sworn in were among the first batch of 13 out of 36 nominees, who appeared before Parliament\u2019s Appointments Committee between January 20 and January 24 to be vetted.<\/p>\n
The Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, is part of the 13 approved by Parliament but is currently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and will be sworn in at the Ghana embassy in the Ethiopian capital tomorrow [Saturday], according to President Akufo-Addo, as he visits that country.<\/p>\n
The full list of sworn-in Ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta<\/p>\n Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen<\/p>\n Minister for Justice, Gloria Akuffo<\/p>\n Minister for National, Security, Albert Kan Dapaah<\/p>\n Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul<\/p>\n Minister for Local Government Ministry, Hajia Alima Mahama<\/p>\n Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery<\/p>\n Minister for Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh<\/p>\n Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu<\/p>\n Minister \u00a0for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto<\/p>\n Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo<\/p>\n Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko<\/p>\n Late approval of nominees<\/strong><\/p>\n Parliament\u2019s approval of five of the Ministerial nominees was delayed because of concerns\u00a0raised y the Minority in Parliament.<\/p>\n The latest to be approved were Senior Minister Nominee; Osafo Maafo; Energy Minister Nominee, Boakye Agyarko, Education Minister Nominee, Matthew Opoku Prempeh; Minister Nominee for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu and Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister Nominee for Agriculture.<\/p>\n The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, had explained that,\u00a0his side needed some \u201cadditional information\u201d on statements Osafo Maafo and Boakye Agyarko both made before the Committee during the vetting.<\/p>\n He said Mr. Agyarko provided some \u201cinaccurate\u201d information relating to the \u201cdebt associated with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Volta River Authority (VRA).\u201d<\/p>\n But Citi News\u2019<\/strong> Duke Mensah Opoku reported that Mr. Agyarko subsequently withdrew some of his comments, prompting the committee to approve him by consensus.<\/p>\n He added that Mr. Osafo-Maafo, however, stood by his comments but provided additional information to support his claim and was therefore recommended for approval by consensus.<\/p>\n They were eventually approved around 7: 30 pm on Friday evening.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in 12 of the 36 persons he named as ministers for various portfolios after their approval by Parliament\u2019s Appointments Committee. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Flagstaff House\u00a0today [Friday] evening, where President Akufo-Addo charged the new ministers to deliver on the commitments the New Patriotic\u00a0Party made on the campaign […]<\/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":[3,2908,156,2673],"yoast_head":"\n