Ghanaians voted for change and the change seems to be here–though many seem think that President Akufo Addo is pushing his Ministerial appointments too far.
The President has today put forward eleven names to join his government in addition to the 25 he has already named the previous two days, bringing his substantive ministerial appointments to 36 and they will reasonably come deputies.
Interesting among the list is Ministry of Inner Cities and Zongo Development –with Boniface Saddique as the appointed Minister.
We also now have Special Development Initiatives Ministry – with Hawa Mavis Koomson as the Minister.
The question remains; are attempts to develop Ghanaian Zongos not part of Special Development Initiatives? Why must there be these two ministries seemingly set up to perform the same function?
On the same note, Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and Development has been instituted with Dan Botwe in charge.
1. Senior Minister: YAW OSAFO MARFO
2. Minister for National Security : ALBERT KAN DAPAAH
3. Trade Minister: ALAN KYEREMATEN
4. Finance Minister: KEN OFORI ATTA
5. Agricultural Minister: DR OWUSU AFRYIE AKOTO
6. Energy Minister: BOAKYE- AGYARKO
7. Defence Minister: DOMINIC NITIWUL
8. Interior Minister: AMBROSE DERRY
9. Foreign Affairs Minister: SHIRLEY AYORKOR BOTCHWAY
10. Attorney General: GLORIA AKUFO
11. Local Gov’t Minister: HAJIA ALIMA MAHAMA
12. Education Ministry: DR. MATTHEW OPOKU PREMPEH
13. Health Minister: KWAKU AGYEMAN MANU
14. Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation – Dr Anthony Osei Akoto
15. Minister for Regional Re-organisation – Hon. Dan Kwaku Botwe
16. Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation – Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng
17. Minister for Lands and Natural Resources – John Peter Amewu
18. Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection – Otiko Afisa Djaba
19. Minister for Employment and Labour Relations – Hon Ignatius Baffuor Awuah
20. Minister for Transport – Kwaku Ofori Asiamah
21. Minister for Railways Development – Hon. Joe Nana Ghartey
22. Minister for Roads and Highways – Kwesi Amoako Arthur
23. Minister for Communication – Hon. Ursula Owusu
24. Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources – Joseph Kofi Ada
25. Minister for Works and Housing – Hon Samuel Atta Akyea
26. Minister for Planning – Prof. Gyan Baffour
27. Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Art – Catherine Ablema Afeku
28. Minister of Information – Mustapha Hamid
29.Minister for Special Development Initiative – Mavis Hawa Koomson
30.Minister of Youth and Sports – Isaac Asiama
31. Ministry of Fisheries– Elizabeth Afoley Quaye
32. Ministry of Chieftaincy – Kofi Dzamesi
33. Minister of Aviation – Cecelia Dapaah
34. Minister of Inner cities and Zongo Development- Abubakar Boniface Siddique
35. Minister of Business Development- Awal Mohammed
36. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs – Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu (MP for Suame and Majority Leader)