Parliament will from Monday begin public vetting of 54 Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The ministers are expected to be the last batch of the total 110 ministers and deputy ministers to form the Akufo-Addo government. Below are the list of the ministers and deputy ministers designates … Read more
The developments that have characterized President Nana Addo’s almost three months governance are too glaring to be ignored. It was initially his seeming silence on the post-election violence until his inauguration, the speech gaffe and now the appointment of 110 Ministers. To say the latest decision is inappropriate will be an understatement. It is highly … Read more
The developments that have characterized President Nana Addo’s almost three months governance are too glaring to be ignored. It was initially his seeming silence on the post-election violence until his inauguration, the speech gaffe and now the appointment of 110 Ministers. To say the latest decision is inappropriate will be an understatement. It is highly … Read more
The appointments committee of parliament is expected to sit continuously for 6 days in order to vet all 54 ministerial nominees announced my President Nanan Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo making his full complement of his government before going on recess. Four Ministers of State including the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Ms Sarah Adwoa … Read more
Ghanaian governance guru Professor Stephen Adei wants the government to provide a stronger justification for requiring 110 ministers, the highest-ever by any administration. He suggested the Information minister Mustapha Hamid’s explanation that government needs more ministers to implement an ambitious development agenda and tackle an economy in shambles is tenuous. The minister has stressed the … Read more
NPP Communications Director Nana Akomea who criticised the former government for running a bloated administration has defended the NPP for doing even worse. But he believes if the government delivers on its ‘transformational agenda’, ‘the numbers will cease to be an issue’. Nana Akomea in 2013 pulled no punches when he castigated the NDC government … Read more
Ghanaian Governance guru Professor Stephen Adei wants the government to provide a stronger justification for requiring 110 ministers, the highest-ever by any administration. He suggested the Information minister Mustapha Hamid’s explanation that government needs more ministers to implement an ambitious development agenda and tackle an economy in shambles is tenuous. The minister has stressed the … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has named 54 more minister and deputy minister nominees to serve under his administration. This brings the number to a whopping 110 ministers – one of, if not the highest in Ghana’s political history. Per the appointments, some ministries will have more than one deputy minister, with three deputy ministers going to … Read more
PRESIDENT, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named 54 persons to serve as ministers of state at the presidency and deputy ministers of state in his government. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, and copied to the media, the President urged the House to approve the nominees which … Read more
Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid, has justified President Nana Addo’s decision to appoint some 110 Ministers including deputies to serve in his government, the highest since the 4th Republic. The President named 50 deputies and 4 others to serve as Ministers of State at the presidency/ministries on Wednesday, bringing his total number of ministers to 110. … Read more
Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, and Deputy Majority Leader, Adwoa Sarfo, has been appointed a Minister of State at the presidency in charge of Public Procurement. Her name was among a list of four new ministers of state at the presidency/ministry that was presented to Parliament for vetting and approval. The other three ministers … Read more
Latest: We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment President Nana Akufo-Addo now has a total number of 110 people to serve as ministers, ministers of state and deputies in his administration, the highest in the country’s history. Out of the total 110, 20 are Regional Ministers and their Deputies, 40 ministers for various ministries, … Read more
With the brouhaha surrounding the huge number of Ministers appointed under the Akufo-Addo-led government, Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid has come to the defense of the President. According to him, the President Akufo-Addo’s ultimate goal of having a developed country with a growing economy informed the numbers as far as Ministerial appointments are concerned. He said, … Read more
Information minister, Mustapha Hamid, announced the appointment of 50 deputy ministers at a news conference in Accra today. 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. In a letter addressed to the speaker of Parliament on Wednesday, March 15, … Read more
Mr. Pius Enam Hadzide has expressed his appreciation to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for appointing him as Deputy Minister-designate for Youth and Sports. President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, named some 50 persons to serve as deputy ministers of state and four others to serve as ministers of state at the presidency. … Read more
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. 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, … Read more
The Vice Chancellor of the Central University College Professor Kwesi Yankah has been nominated minister of state in charge of tertiary education by President Akufo-Addo. He will work with the Manhyia MP Mathew Opoku Prempeh, who is Education minister, if approved by parliament. The President has also nominated deputy minority leader Sarah Adwoa Sarfo as … Read more
Latest: We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment The Minister of Information Mustapha Hamid has defended the huge size of President Akufo-Addo’s government, arguing numbers do not matter. Mr. Hamid insisted the New Patriotic Party (NPP) never “promised a lean government” when it was in opposition, stressing the end result is what matters when … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo now has a number of 110 people to serve as ministers, ministers of state and deputies in his administration, one of the highest in the country’s history. Out of the total 110 Ministers, 20 are Regional Ministers and their Deputies, 40 ministers for various ministries, with 50 deputies. In the President’s latest … Read more
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has submitted the names of 54 persons to Parliament for approval as Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers. Deputy Majority Leader of Parliament Sarah Adwoa Safo named as Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement. The Ministries of Finance, Information, Energy, Agriculture and Local Government will have three … Read more