Parliament Approves New Ministers, Deputies Without Minority

Parliament has approved the nomination of nine Ministers of State by President Akufo-Addo.

The President in his first ministerial reshuffle since 2017 designated Dr Bernard Okoe Boye as the Minister of Health, Lydia Seyram Alhassan as the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, and Dakoa Newman as the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection among others.

Deputy Ministers of State nominated by President Akufo-Addo have also been approved by the House.

Ahead of the approval, the Minority in Parliament staged a walkout ahead of the approval of Ministers and Deputy Ministers-designate by President Akufo-Addo.

The group asserts that the current economic and power crises are the result of the government’s mismanagement, necessitating decisive action rather than new ministerial appointments.

Speaking ahead of the adoption of the Appointments Committee report, Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson stated that the caucus cannot support the approval of the nominees.

“Mr Speaker, the Minority does not support the nominations of these ministers, because of what the country has gone through and continues to go through, including economic crisis, food insecurity, “dumsor”, and reckless borrowing.

“Businesses are struggling. While the government has asked Ghanaians to tighten their belts, the government has loosened its belts.

“Piling up ministers and deputies does not signal to the Ghanaians the president understands the seriousness of the mess created.”

Full list of Ministerial nominees

Health – Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye

Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation – Ophelia Mensah Hayford

Information – Ms. Fatimatu Abubakar

Gender, Children and Social Protection – Dakoa Newman

Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development – Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah

Sanitation and Water Resources – Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan

Tourism, Arts and Culture – Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer, MP,

Greater Accra Region – Hon. Titus Glover

Oti Region – Mr. Daniel Machator.

 

The deputy ministerial nominees are;

Information – Sylvester Tetteh

Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development -Vincent Ekow Assafuah

Communications and Digitalisation – Hon. Charles Acheampong

Health – Adelaide Ntim and Alexander Akwasi Acquah

Works and Housing – Hon. Dr. Prince Hamidu Armah

Lands and Natural Resources – Akwasi Konadu

Fisheries and Aquaculture Development – Hon. Musah Abdul Aziz Ayaba

Energy – John Kobina Sanie and Collins Adomako Mensah

Education – Kingsley Nyarko

Employment and Labour Relations  – Hon. Festus Awuah Kwofie

Gender, Children and Social Protection – Hon. Benjamin Sekyere Yeboah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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