President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the immediate past MP for Bosomtwi, Simon Osei Mensah, as the Ashanti regional Minister-designate.
Announcing his Regional Ministerial nominees, the President also named Asumah Kyeremeh as minister-designate for Brong-Ahafo region and Kwamena Duncan, a regular panelist on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ morning show programme, for the Central Region.
Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, the Member of Parliament for Sefwi Wiawso, is the new minister-designate for the Western region while Salifu Saeed, a former DCE for Nanumba, is the Northern regional minister-designate.
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ismael Ashietey is also the new Greater Accra Minister-designate.
The rest are Sulemana Alhassan, Upper West region, Dr. Kwakye Darfour for the Eastern region, Rockson Bukari for the Upper East and Dr. Archibald Letsa is the Volta regional minister-designate.
President Akufo-Addo is likely to announce deputies for his regional ministers and other sector ministers at a later date.
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