President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Friday swore deputy ministers into office, with a call on them to justify their selection to serve in their various ministerial portfolios by their work.
He particularly charged them to remain loyal to the leadership and direction of their substantive Ministers of State as required of them by the 1992 constitution.
“Your success in this endeavour will be a consequence of three things. First is the spirit of loyalty you exhibit to your ministers. Article 79, clause 1 of the constitution of the Republic, provides that a deputy minister is appointed by the President in consultation with the Minister and with the prior approval of Parliament to assist the Minister in the performance of his or her functions,” President Akufo-Addo told the appointees.
He reminded them that their basic responsibility is to assist their ministers in the performance of their functions while remaining loyal to them.
“Loyalty to the Minister is a fundamental premise for the success of your work. I will not countenance any acts of disloyalty or subversion of your Minister, for I will take such acts as disloyalty to me personally and, by inference, disloyalty to the State and party,” the President cautioned.
Integrity
The President noted that the most critical thing that has to guide the deputy ministers as they go into public life is their individual integrity and the collective integrity of the government. He charged them to be guided by the fact that they are to provide public service and not to engage in private gain.
“You have to remember, at all times, the solemn commitment we in the NPP have made collectively and individually, jointly and severally, to serve the Ghanaian people honestly and competently.
“We are called to these public appointments to provide public service, not to promote our personal gains. An opportunity is being offered you to serve your country in an elevated capacity; seize the opportunity with humility but with determination and perform, guided always by the Almighty God,” the President added.
The Appointees
Charles Adu Boahen was sworn into office as Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance. The deputy ministers are Abena Osei-Asare and John Ampontuah Kumah, Finance; Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, Michael Okyere Baafi and Herbert Krapa, Trade and Industry; Mohammed Amin Adam, William Owuraku Aidoo and Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, Energy; Augustine Collins Ntim, Osei Bonsu Amoah and Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah, Local Government, Decentralization & Rural Development; Thomas Mbomba and Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration; Alfred Tuah-Yeboah and Diana Asonaba Dapaah, Attorney-General and Justice; Yaw Frimpong Addo and Mohammed Hardi Tufeiru, Food and Agriculture; and Rev John Ntim Fordjour and Gifty Twum-Ampofo, Education.
The rest are Tina Gifty Naa Ayeley Mensah, Alhaji Mahama Asei Seini, Health; Benito Owusu-Bio, George Mireku Duker, Lands and Natural Resources; Mavis Nkansah-Boadu, Stephen Pambiin Jalulah Roads and Highways; Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana, Frederick Obeng Adom, Transport; Kofi Amankwah-Manu, Defence; Naana Eyiah, Interior; Ama Pomaa Boateng, Communications and Digitalization; Abdulai Abanga, Works and Housing; Moses Anim, Fisheries and Aquaculture Development; Kwaku Asante-Boateng, Railway Development; Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, Sanitation and Water Resources; Mark Okraku-Mantey, Tourism, Arts and Culture; Lariba Zuweira Abudu, Gender, Children and Social Protection; Bright Wireko- Brobbey, Employment and Labour Relations; Fatimatu Abubakar, Information; and Evans Opoku Bobie, Youth and Sports.
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