President Mahama makes his first appointments

Enoch Darfah Frimpong Politics Jan - 08 - 2013 , 16:30

It explained that for the orderly conduct of government business in the period before Ministers of State are appointed to head Government Ministries, and in the spirit of the Transition Act, the President has also designated the various substantive Ministers, including Regional Ministers, whose tenure of office expired at midnight on the January 6, 2013, in caretaker positions of the various Ministries and Regions they previously occupied.

It said in the case of the Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General's Department, and in accordance with the Transition Act, the Solicitor-General "shall be in charge of the Ministry".

Additionally, and also in accordance with the Transition Act, Non-career Ambassadors and High Commissioners appointed by the President, are also to continue in office in a caretaker position, it said.

The statement also said in accordance with the Transition Act, the persons appointed as caretakers "shall not take a decision involving a policy issue".