{"id":301958,"date":"2017-03-15T13:20:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T13:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=301958"},"modified":"2017-03-15T13:20:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T13:20:14","slug":"akufo-addo-names-50-deputies-4-ministers-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/akufo-addo-names-50-deputies-4-ministers-of-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state"},"content":{"rendered":"

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has named 54 persons to serve as ministers of state at the presidency and deputy ministers of state in his government.<\/p>\n

This will bring to 110, the number of appointees who will be serving in Nana Addo’s administration, one of the highest in the country’s history.<\/p>\n

In a letter addressed to the speaker of Parliament on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, the president urged the house to approve the nominees which include the deputy majority leader, Adjoa Sarfo, penned to be a Minister of State at the Officer of the President in charge of Public Procurement.<\/p>\n

The President of the Central University College, Professor Kwesi Yankah will also be the Minister of State at the Ministry of Education in charge of Tertiary education.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

See the full list below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The names of the nominees for Ministers of State are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Minister of State at the Office of the President in charge of Public Procurement \u2013 Hon Sarah Adwoa Safo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Minister of State at the Office of the President\u00a0 \u2013 Brian Acheampong<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture \u2013 Nurah Gyeile<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Minister of State at the Ministry of Education in charge of Tertiary Education \u2013 \u00a0Kwesi Yankah<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          For the list of deputy ministers, while some ministries have been allocated three deputies, others have one, who will support the substantive ministers to deliver on the government\u2019s mandate.<\/p>\n

          The names of the nominees for Deputy Ministers are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          1. Ministry of Finance \u2013 Kwaku Kwarteng, Hon Abena Osei Asare, & Charles Adu Boahen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Ministry of Energy \u2013 Owuraku Aidoo,\u00a0 Joseph Cudjoe, Mohammed Amin Anta<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Dev’t – Osei Bonsu Amoah, Collins Ntim, Kwasi Boateng Agyei<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Ministry of Information –\u00a0 Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ama Dokuaa Asiamah Agyei, Perry Curtis Kwabla Okudzeto<\/li>\n
                2. Ministry of Agriculture – William Agyapong Quaitoo, Sagre Bambangi, & George Oduro<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                    \n
                  1. Ministry of Trade and Industry\u00a0 –\u00a0 Hon Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah &\u00a0 Robert Ahomka-Lindsey,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. Ministry of Roads and Highways \u2013\u00a0 Hon Kwabena Owusu Aduomi & Hon Anthony N-Yoh Puowele Karbo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                      1. Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources\u00a0 – Benito Owusu Bio & Barbara Oteng Gyasi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                          \n
                        1. Ministry of Works and Housing – Freda Prempeh & Eugene Antwi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          1. Ministry of Education \u2013\u00a0 Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum & Barbara Ayisi Acher<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                              \n
                            1. Office of Attorney General and Ministry of Justice \u2013 Godfred Dame, Joseph Dinkiok Kpemka<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                \n
                              1. Ministry of Health \u2013 Hon Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu Tina Mensah<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                  \n
                                1. Ministry of Railways Development \u2013 Kwaku Agyenim Boateng & Andy Appiah-Kubi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                    \n
                                  1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration \u2013 Mohammed Habbib Tijani, Charles Owiredu<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                      \n
                                    1. Ministry of Communications \u2013 George Andah & Vincent Sowah Odotei<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                      1. Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation \u2013 Patrick Boamah & Michael Yaw Gyato<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                        1. Ministry of Defence \u2013 Maj. Derrick Oduro<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                          1. Ministry of The Interior \u2013\u00a0 Henry Quartey<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                              \n
                                            1. Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation \u2013\u00a0 Patricia Appiagyei<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                              1. Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and Development \u2013\u00a0 Martin Agyei-Mensah Korsah<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                  \n
                                                1. Ministry of Transport \u2013 Nii Kwartei Titus Glover<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                    \n
                                                  1. Ministry of Employment And Social Welfare \u2013 Bright Wireko Brobbey<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                      \n
                                                    1. Ministry of Fisheries And Aquaculture \u2013\u00a0 Francis Kingsley Ato Cudjoe<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                        \n
                                                      1. Ministry of Aviation \u2013 Kwabena O. Darko-Mensah<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                          \n
                                                        1. Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs \u2013 Paul Essien<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                            \n
                                                          1. Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection \u2013 Gifty Twum Ampofo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                              \n
                                                            1. Ministry of Youth And Sports \u2013 Pius Enam Hadzide<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                                \n
                                                              1. Ministry of Tourism, Creative Arts And Culture \u2013 Dr Ziblim Barri Iddi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                1. Ministry of Monitoring And Evaluation \u2013 William Kwasi Sabi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                  –<\/p>\n

                                                                  By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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