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Minister for Energy and Petroleum has debunked the assertion that the newly-created Ministry of Power is a job for the boys. Government over the weekend created a Ministry for Power, which is going to be headed by Dr Kwabena Donkor, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy. Even though the ministry is yet to be approved by Parliament, some political pundits have described it as needless and a �job for the boys.� But speaking in an interview on PEACE FM Morning Show �Kokrokoo�, Hon Kofi Buah said the new Ministry is not �a job for the boys�; neither is it a �duplication� of the Energy Ministry. According to him, the new ministry forms part of the restructuring of the power sector to ensure more stability and security in the provision of electricity. �They (new Ministry) will be coordinating rural electrification, access to electricity, dealing with infrastructure for network expansion, distribution; making sure that all the issues of ECG are addressed. It is not a duplication of roles� There is going to be a real coordination between the two ministries because there are lots of things that need to be coordinated. This shows that government takes the matter of power generation so seriously, that we are tackling it from all fronts. It is good news for the people of Ghana� he remarked. Kofi Buah however could not answer if government will be employing new staff to work in the new ministry.