Deputy minister designate for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Mark Okraku Mantey appeared before the august house yesterday to be vetted and approved for his position. Mr. Mark Okraku Mantey, with his knowledge in the entertainment industry especially Music, had a tough time answering questions from the vetting committee yesterday but there … Read more
Music Producer and General Manager for HITZ FM, Mark Okraku Mantey has been appointed as Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, reports claim. The efforts of industry players in advocating for Mark to be in government office to properly promote creative arts in Ghana paid off, according to The Chronicle Newspaper. READ ALSO: LGBT+ … Read more
The battle over who becomes the next Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts seems to be a never ending one with so many names thrown into the pot but a decision have not yet been made.
Perhaps the earliest frontrunner was Socrate Safo, whose name was thrown into the fray almost immediately after the election and a campaign mounted to lobby for him.
Socrate Safo is in line to head up an important department in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration, except it’s not the one he has been lobbying for all along.
Safo has been taken out of the running for the deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture and instead, is in line for a role as head of the National Commission on Culture.
