News emerged on November 9, 2023, that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia visited the private residence of his main contender in the November 4, New Patriotic Party presidential primaries, Kennedy Agyapong to iron out issues and seek his involvement in the campaign. Describing it as a “calculated political move,” the …
Read More »Dr. Bawumia Is The Only Candidate NPP Knows – Fisheries Minister
Minister for Fisheries & Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson says Vice President Dr, Mahamudu Bawumia is the only viable candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party to field in the 2024 presidential election to make the dream of ‘breaking the 8’ a possibility. Hawa Koomson, also MP for Awutu Senya …
Read More »Dr Afriyie Akoto Officially Hands Over To Caretaker Agric Minister Hawa Koomson
Former Agric Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has officially handed over the sector to caretaker minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson. This follows a directive from the President, Nana Akufo-Addo through his Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, on the back of the former’s resignation two weeks ago. …
Read More »Nana Addo Appoints Hawa Koomson As Caretaker Minister Of Agric Ministry
President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson as Caretaker Minister for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. This follows the resignation of Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto. In a press statement issued by the Presidency on Thursday, January 12, Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin said …
Read More »Elmina Fishermen Punished By Fisheries Minister
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson, says fishermen at Elmina of the Central Region will continue to observe the closed season despite the reopening of the sea for artisanal and inshore fleets. In an interview with JoyNews after the reopening ceremony at Sekondi Fishing Habour on Saturday, Madam …
Read More »Appointments Committee Outrightly Reject 3 Nominees Including Afriyie Akoto And Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
The Minority MPs on the Appointments Committee today voted on the ministerial nominees so far vetted and have unanimously rejected three of the President’s nominees. Information Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah; Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson and Minister-designate for Food Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has been rejected …
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