The president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today, hold a crunch meeting with members of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) National Executive Committee (NEC) to discuss the way forward after winning the general elections.
It would be the first time that the President-Elect would officially meet with his party's NEC.
Sources close to the party's headquarters told the Ghanaian Times that top on the agenda is the scrutiny of his list of nominees for ministerial appointments.
It said Ken Ofori-Atta, formerly of Data Bank, is slated for the Ministry of Finance, Nana Akomea for Communications, Dan Botwe for Local Government, Ambrose Dery for the interior, and Dominic Nitiwul for Defence.
The source added that either Frema Osei Opare or Sherry Ayorkor Botchwey has been penciled for the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Philip Addison or Ayikoi Otoo for Attorney General and Ministry of Justice.
Another proposal to be tabled at today's meeting , our sources said, would be the President-elect's decision to reduce the number of ministries and re-alien others.
The number of ministries, which currently stands at 24, may be pruned down to 19.
It said the Ministries of youth and Sports, Power, Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Fisheries and Roads and Highways could be scrapped.
The Ministries of Fisheries, power, Roads and Highways would be integrated into Ministries of Food and Agriculture, Energy and Transport.
"That of youth and Sports would be split among three ministries, and Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs brought under Local Government and Rural Development," the sources added.
Most of the ministries may also be reconstituted and renamed in line with the President-elects vision to achieve accelerated development.
The 29-member NEC comprises party officials such as the National Chairman, past presidents, past vice presidents, sitting president, sitting vice president, general secretaries (present and past), among others.
Source: The Ghanaian Times
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How many proposed names so far.
I declare all ill wishes back to sender. you have no part in this government and you shall have no influence. Relax and enjoy the ride. Don't kill yourself too early with bitterness. Nana Addo has the steering wheel.
The president-elect should not forget Hon Osei Owusu and Hon Cecilia Abena Dapaa in his scheme of things
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Yes, the president elect needs our prayers to move ghana forward,but let us ask did the NPP Pray for the outgoing gov, to move ghana forward? how are we going to stop this in gh?
7 ministries are enough 1.Defence- with reponsibility for sports2.Education - with responsibility for School sport 3. Foriegn affairs and Justice 4. Finance- with responsibitity for Industries or an Authority for Industries and Agriculture. An Authority for Energy. 5. Justice 6. Health and Agriculture or an Authority for Agriculture. 7. Communications and Transport If there is a ministry for Foriegn Affairs and Justice, then there can be a ministry for Agriculture and Energy.
I agree with the down sizing of ministries from 24 to 19, however I wish the following are done with respect to the deputies 1.min of local government rural development in charge of chiftancy and culture and deputy incharge of local government and rural development
Good Start. You need a private sector professional for the Finance Ministry. All those sounding doom should desist from such conducts. All we can do at this time is to Pray for the new administration to be successful for the next four years
Can the NDC ever learn? ghanaians have voted and that it is. the gentleman said he is the president of all, allow him to do his work plssssss