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Akufo-Addo appoints Ministers, Deputies for new regions

Graphic.com.gh Feb - 28 - 2019 , 12:40

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has nominated regional ministers and deputy regional ministers for the six recently created regions.

A statement issued by government, signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, also announced changes in the appointments of four other regional ministries.

The statement said President Akufo-Addo expressed hope that Parliament would expedite the vetting of the Regional Ministers-designate and Regional deputy Ministers-designate to enable them assume their respective offices promptly, in order to begin and accelerate the establishment of the new regions."

The nominations are as follows:

REGION	MINISTER-DESIGNATE	DEPUTY MINISTER-DESIGNATE
Oti Region	Kwasi Owusu Yeboah, Ghana’s Ambassador to the Republic of Togo	Maxwell Blagodzi, former Deputy Minister for Volta Region
Bono East Region	Kofi Amoakohene, Member of Parliament for Atebubu/Amantin	Martin Oti Gyarko, Member of Parliament for Techiman North and former Deputy Minister for Brong Ahafo Region
Ahafo Region	Evans Opoku Bobie, Member of Parliament for Asunafo North and former Minister for Brong Ahafo Region	Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere, Member of Parliament for Tano South
Savannah Region	Salifu Adam Braimah, Member of Parliament for Salaga South	Samuel Yeyu Tika, former parliamentary candidate for Mankarigu Daboya
North East Region	Solomon Namliit Boar, Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu and former Deputy Minister for Northern Region	Tahiru Tia Ahmed, an educationist from Gambaga
Western North Region	Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu, Member of Parliament for Bibiani/Anhwiaso/Bekwai and former Deputy Minister for Health	Alex Tetteh, Member of Parliament for Sefwi Akontombra

Changes in four other regional ministerial appointments (Changes denoted by bold designations)

Region	Minister	Deputy Minister
Northern Region	Salifu Saeed	John Benam, former Member of Parliament for Zabzugu (Deputy Minister-Designate)
Western Region	Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Member of Parliament for Takoradi constituency and former Deputy Minister for Aviation (Minister-designate)	Eugenia Gifty Kusi
Volta Region	Dr. Archibald Letsa	Mr. Johnson Avuletey (Deputy Minister-designate)
Bono Region	Mrs. Evelyn Ama Kumi-Richardson, currently Municipal Chief Executive for Sunyani (Minister-designate)	Siaka Stevens, Member of Parliament for Jaman North constituency (Deputy Minister-Designate)