What can be considered the final group of ministers was sworn in by President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, and they were given the task of making an impact despite the limited time remaining.
The oaths of allegiance, office, and secrecy were administered by President Akufo-Addo, who also gave each of the 14 deputy ministers and 10 ministers of state an instrument of office in the national colors of red, gold, and green.
The President emphasized the importance of integrity in the work of his government, the New Patriotic Party, and the parliamentary candidates in the 2024 polls, emphasizing the government’s commitment to serving Ghanaians with honesty and competence.
The ministers’ collective behavior in the executive would largely define the party’s destiny and fortunes, President Akufo-Addo said, reminding them of their constitutional obligation to quickly register their assets and behave honorably in all of their public transactions.
In addition to reminding the freshly sworn-in appointees that even the most innocent of their activities would be stigmatized and given the most sinister of reasons, the President also warned them not to forget that the political atmosphere was characterized by certain harmful remarks.
Caution
The President emphasized the importance of deputy ministers supporting their ministers and cautioned against undermining them for advancement. He also criticized the Minority Caucus of Parliament for boycotting final approval through a walkout of Parliament, highlighting the need for allegiance.
The ministers are Andrew Egyapa Mercer for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture; Lydia Seyram Alhassan for the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources; Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah for the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development and Ophelia Mensah Hayford for the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.
The rest are Darkoa Newman for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection; Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye for the Ministry of Health; Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover for the Greater Accra Region; Fatimatu Abubakar for the Ministry of Information, and Daniel Machator for the Oti Region, with Abena Osei-Asare as the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance.
Deputy ministers
The deputy ministers are Dr Benjamin Sekyere Yeboah for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection; Sylvester Tetteh for the Ministry of Information; Charles Acheampong for the Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation; Adelaide Ntim for the Ministry of Health, and Vincent Ekow Assafuah for the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development.
The others are John Kobina Abbam Aboah Sanie and Collins Adomako Mensah, both for the Ministry of Energy; Professor Kingsley Nyarko for the Ministry of Education; Dr Festus Awuah Kwofie for the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations; Akwasi Konadu for the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources; Musah Abdul Aziz Ayaba for the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Dr Alexander Ampaabeng for the Ministry of Finance.
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