{"id":358735,"date":"2017-10-03T13:18:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T13:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=358735"},"modified":"2017-10-03T13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T13:18:21","slug":"akim-swedru-mp-replaces-quaitoo-as-deputy-agric-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/akim-swedru-mp-replaces-quaitoo-as-deputy-agric-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Akim Swedru MP replaces Quaitoo as Deputy Agric Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Nana Akufo-Addo has named Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, as the new Deputy Minister of Agriculture.<\/p>\n
This was captured in a communication from the Presidency and read on the Floor of Parliament by the Speaker, Mike Oquaye.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Speaker, following the resignation of the former Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Hon. William Quaitoo, MP, in consultation with my Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, pursuant to article 79 (1) of the Constitution, I have nominated Hon. Kennedy Osei Nyarko, Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru as Deputy Minister designate for Agriculture for approval of Parliament,\u201d he read.<\/p>\n