News: President Akufo-Addo makes new appointments to his government

 

President Akufo-Addo makes new appointments to his government 

1. Brian Acheampong - Minister for Food and Agriculture

Mr Bryan Acheampong, MP for Abetifi, has been nominated for the Food and Agriculture Ministry, to replace Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto; while Stephen Asamoah Boateng, former Director General, State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), has been nominated as Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister, replacing Mr Ebenezer Kojo Kum.

President Akufo-Addo also changed the portfolio of one deputy minister, and elevated two to the Minister of State status, while one has been nominated for the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

2. K.T Hammond - Minister for Trades and Industry 

Mr Kobina Tahir Hammond, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Adansi Asokwa, has been nominated as Minister of Trade and Industry to replace Mr John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen

3. Stephen Asamoah Boateng - Minister for Chieftaincy 

4. Mohammed Amin Adams - Minister of State at the Finance Ministry 

5. O.B Amoah - Minister of State at the Local Govt Ministry

Mr Osei Bonsu Amoah, MP for Akuapem South, and currently the Deputy Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, as Minister of State at the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development.

6. Hebert Krapah has also been reshuffled from the Trades and Industry Ministry where he was Deputy Minister and now moved to Energy Ministry as Deputy Minister. 

7. Stephen Amoah is now Deputy Minister designate for Trades and Industry to replace Herbert Krapah.

Source: JoyNews and ghanabusinessnews