See full list of Nana Addo’s third batch of Ministerial nominees President Nana Akufo-Addo has named his final list of ministerial appointments at the Flagstaff House. The President on Thursday, named about 11 more personalities expected to serve as ministers in his government. This brings Nana Addo’s total list of ministerial positions to 36. The … Read more
I am a bit puzzled, that the majority of Ghanaians who voted for change, are already lamenting, just because some form of change has only started with the creation of new ministerial portfolios, an increase of seven (7) from what existed in the previous government, realignment of a few, and in some cases a merger … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced 12 new ministerial nominees creating new portfolios, expectant that the new ministries would accelerate his administration’s quest to expedite the country’s socio-economic development. President Akufo-Addo has so far announced 25 nominations, six of which are new portfolios. The six include National Security, Senior Minister, Monitoring and Evaluation, … Read more
Did I read that Hon. Dr Anthony Osei Akoto was going to seek clarification about what his new portfolio entails? Fine. Honourable, do so. I also would wish you could consider my points below and find a way of chipping them into your job description if need be. It will be a novelty and will … Read more
National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says he is not impressed about the ministerial appointments made by President Nana Akufo-Addo so far. According to Kofi Adams, the creation of new ministries and the separation of existing ones is enough attestation of the president’s lack of experience to govern. The creation of the … Read more
National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says he is not impressed about the ministerial appointments made by President Nana Akufo-Addo so far. According to Kofi Adams, the creation of new ministries and the separation of existing ones is enough attestation of the president’s lack of experience to govern. The creation of the … Read more
Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Minister-designate, says the Ghanaian economy is bleeding seriously from revenue leakages. He therefore promised to put stringent measures in place to block all the loopholes on the revenue side. Speaking to the media after his nomination as Senior Minister by President Nana Akufo-Addo, Mr. Osafo-Maafo said, “My first step will be to … Read more
See full list of Nana Addo’s second batch of Ministerial nominees… President Nana Akufo-Addo, has named the second batch of Ministers who are expected to serve in his government. The second batch follows Nana Addo’s announcement of the first batch of Ministerial Nominees on Tuesday, at the FlagStaff House. See: Full List of Nana Addo’s … Read more
Having deservedly run themselves onto the margins of opposition politics by their arrogant and reckless exhibition of gross incompetence, the key operatives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), at least those who were painfully lucky to retain their parliamentary seats, have sheepishly resorted to nitpicking at the ministerial labels given his cabinet appointees by President … Read more
The creation of new ministries by President Nana Akufo-Addo is an attempt to provide jobs for some key members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Member of Parliament for Tamale North Alhassan Suhuyini has said. President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday 11 January, while announcing some ministerial nominees, named some new ministries like the Ministry … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has explained why new ministerial portfolios have been created under his administration. The President has so far nominated 25 people to man various ministerial portfolios, out of which six are new creations. The Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing has been split into two as Sanitation and Water Resources, … Read more
Public notice is expected to be sent out to collate all the necessary information about the nominees Parliament’s Appointments Committee is expected to begin sitting from Friday, January 20 to vet nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for ministers. The Seventh Parliament adjourned on Wednesday to pave way for the vetting exercise. A public … Read more
IMANI Centre for Policy and Education has advised the new Government to spend within the national budget and crack the whip on ministers who engage in wasteful expenditures. Mr Franklin Cudjoe, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the policy think tank, who was speaking with the Ghana News Agency, on Wednesday, lauded President Nana Addo … Read more
The release of the first batch of ministers announced yesterday by President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo should signal to Ghanaians that the new occupant of Government House means business. It has taken the new President only two days of work to name his first batch of ministers. We commend him for that. The calibre of personalities … Read more
Parliament’s Appointments Committee is expected to begin sitting from Friday, January 20 to vet nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for ministers. The Seventh Parliament adjourned on Wednesday to pave way for the vetting exercise. A public notice is expected to be sent out to collate all the necessary information about the nominees to … Read more
Bawku Central Member of Parliament has challenged the constitutionality of the Senior Minister designation announced by president Nana Akufo-Addo. Mahama Ayariga raised the objection on the floor of Parliament Wednesday whilst discussing the list of Ministerial appointees brought to the House for approval. According to him, the Senior Minister role which will be occupied by … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has explained why new ministerial portfolios have been created under his administration. The President has so far nominated 25 people to man various ministerial portfolios, out of which six are new creations. The Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing has been split into two as Sanitation and Water Resources, … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo’s wish for the Appointments Committee of Parliament to vet his ministerial nominees as quickly as possible may just be granted. By Parliamentary procedures it will take two weeks from the day the House receives the list of nominees from the president before a nominee will be vetted. According to the Deputy Minority … Read more
Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ajumako Hon. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson has vowed not to allow members of the New Patriotic Party administration to talk down a resilient economy they have inherited from the National Democratic Congress. Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo has said Ghana’s economic figures the NPP inherited from the … Read more
President Akufo-Addo’s Senior Minister nominee, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has described Ghana’s economy as one that is heavily in debt. According to him, the situation can be rescued by Nana Akufo-Addo’s government which will block all leakages of the country’s sources. He made the remark after he was nominated by the President at the Flagstaff House on … Read more