A 20 Member Tranistion Team that will see to a successful January 7th swearing-in of newly elected President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been named.
The Mahama-led NDC government was thumped at the polls last Wednesday losing out to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who secured 53.85% of the total valid votes cast. He won the popular vote in six of Ghana’s 10 regions.
And in accordance with Presidential (Transition) (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which demands for the establishment of a Transition Team within twenty-four hours after the declaration of the results of the presidential election, the incoming president and the out-going team have named their representatives who will ensure a smooth handing over.
A statement issued in Accra today (Saturday) and signed by the Communications Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, indicated that the team which will be inaugurated on Sunday comprise (1) the head of the presidential staff appointed under the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463), (ii) the Attorney-General, (iii) the Minister responsible for Finance, (v) the Minister responsible for the Interior, (vi) the Minister responsible for Defence, (vii) the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs, (viii) the Minister responsible for Local Government, the Head of the Civil Service, the Head of the Local Government Service, the Secretary to the Cabinet, and the National Security Co-ordinator amongst others.
Read the statement below
Further to the provisions of the Presidential Transition Act 2012 (Act 845), President John Dramani Mahama has appointed the following as members of the Transition Team:
1. Julius Debrah- Chief of Staff
2. Marietta Brew Appiah Opong- Attorney General & Minister for Justice
3. Seth E. Terkper- Minister for Finance
4. Prosper Bani- Minister for the Interior
5. Dr. Benjamin Kunbour- Minister for Defence
6. Hanna S. Tetteh- Minister for Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration
7. Alhaji Collins Dauda- Minister for Local Government & Rural Development
Representing the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo are:
1. Yaw Osafo Maafo- Representative of the President-elect
2. Frema Osei Opare- Head of the Staff of Office of the President-elect
3. Gloria Akuffo- Member responsible for Legal Affairs
4. Ken Ofori- Atta- Member responsible for Finance
5. Ambrose Dery- Member responsible for the Interior
6. Dominic Nitiwul- Member responsible for Defence
7. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey- Member responsible for Foreign Affairs
8. Hajia Alima Mahama- Member responsible for Local Government
9. Albert Kan Dapaah- Member responsible for National Security
In accordance with the provisions of the Presidential Transition Act 2012 (Act 845), the following are statutory members of the Transition Team:
1. Head of the Civil Service
2. Head of the Local Government Service
3. Secretary to the Cabinet
4. National Security Coordinator
The Transition Team, which will be co-chaired by President John Dramani Mahama and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President-elect, will be inaugurated on Sunday December 11, 2016 at 5pm.
Signed:
Edward K. Omane Boamah (Dr.)
Minister for Communications
Accra.
December 10, 2016.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Exgratia on my mind
HAS PAA KWESI AMISSAR-ARTHUR CEASED TO BE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF GHANA? I AM CURIOUS BECAUSE IN THE WHOLE CAMPAIGN, HIS PHOTOS WAS NOT WITH THE PRESIDENT AS WAS IN THE CASE OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT AND HIS RUNNING MATE. THEN AGAIN WHILST THE PRESIDENT-ELECT WENT TO THE TRANSITION INAUGURATION WITH HIS VICE-ELECT, THE SIMPA PANIN WAS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. MAY I ASK WHY? NEXT TIME HE WILL GET TO KNOW WHO WILL BE USED AND DUMP. HE WAS ONLY USEFUL WHEN IT CAME TO DE-SILTING OF GUTTERS AT NIMA AND WHILST THE ALMIGHTY MAHAMA WAS CAMPAIGNING WITH A FLEET OF HELICOPTERS, HE WAS ASKED TO CAMPAIGN ON ROUGH,DUSTY ROADS AROUND THE COUNTRY. NOW YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THEY THOUGHT OF YOU, MR BEAUTIFUL.
Wether there is a voltarian in or not,we don't care wat we need is people who can deliver.atleast we are going to see serious people in government for once.
you see your fuuuulishness, if your good for nothing ndc could find you a job, I bet you will be busy with yourself rather than spewing gabbagee from your stinkyy belly.
You Akufo Addo prepare for insults like the way you did. I am waiting for my $1 million you promise for K.E.E.A, my factory, my dam in my village, my free healthcare, free school fees, free uniform, free wife, everything free you promise if not I will insult until you get out of power. UP/NPP Asante Akyem foooo0000l.
@Tonga; how naive can you be !!!!!!!!! ; this represents only a transitional team and has nothing to do with whether you are of GA decent or not !!!!!!! ; but who people you can do the job for Ghana and deliver '; these are not ministers of state besides if you have read the members of the team there is a GA on the team called m/s Shirley Ayorko Bothway; you see Nana Addo is not a tribalist ; the man was born in Accra ; speaks GA and even spoke Ga in his house when speaking to his closet advisers; Nana Addo will only consider people who can do the job ; he is unmlike JOn Mahama who employees tiffs and incompetent people like Alex Segbefia ; Omane Boama ; Felix Kwakye and Ablakwa ; Ade Coker ; Allotey Jacobs etc ; the team selected by Nana Addo tells you the the pool of competent people in the system ; wait till you see the full team of ministers that will be appointed by Nana Addo and you marvel ;compare that to the team selected by Jon Mahama for his transition team ; this tells you how incomptent and how clueless Jon Mahama is ; the fact is the NDC does not have the skilled people ; how do you compare Ken Ofori Atta and Kan Dappah to uless Seth Terpor and now do you compare Shirley Bothway to arrogant Hanna Bothway; WE need competent people to run the country NOT THESE THIFFS AND BANDITS !!!!!! ; FOR GAS SHOULD START TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE ASHANTIS AND MOVE AWAY FROM THESE NDC EWES because GAS are failing badly ; EWES ARE NO GOOD AND EVIL SATANIC PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!!!
Transition team is not Cabinet and certain important positions like CEO of Cocoa Board, GNPC, GIC etc. No tribal baggage when Kuffour left the NDC team was led by PV Obeng, Don Arthur and some old NDC guys but were not made cabinet ministers. We need competent people to run affairs not just tribal allocations. If we use the same criteria then why did those shouting not complain when JDM had minorities in key positions in Ghana. if you point to others look at your selves. School going ministers appointed by NDC did you complain.
Eiii so this is their end. Can't believe it , all that power they had to the extent of freeing prisoners. Hmmmmmmmmm. The battle is truly for the lord
so is true that Mahama is gone? kwaku boahen, kofi adams , fiifi kwatey, ofosu kwakye, omane boama, okudjato, otorkunor, alotey jacobs, ade coker, tell me something.
Is there any person of GA descent in the Government side of the transition team?