The 39 deputy ministers-nominees were appointed under 24 portfolios by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, reports citinewsroom.com. Ten of the nominees are women. First-time Members of Parliament, Hassan Tampuli and John Ampontuah Kumah, also made the cut with a number of others maintaining their portfolios from the president’s first term. They include Abena Osei-Asare at the Finance Ministry, Mohammed Amin Adam, William Owuraku Aidoo at the Energy Ministry, Osei Bonsu Amoah for the Local Government, Decentralisation & Rural Development ministry, and Tina Mensah at the Health Ministry, among others. Also, a former deputy Minister of Finance, Charles Adu-Boahen, has been nominated as the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, a statement from the presidency indicated.

Source: GhanaWeb May 31, 2021 11:15 UTC