The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has released the list of Cabinet Ministers for his second term, but the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah did not make the list. Surprisingly, Madam Hawa Koomson, who admitted to firing a gun shot at Kasoa in the heat of the voter registration exercise has made it.
Out of the total 36 substantive ministers, 19 have been called to Cabinet, but the Communications and Digitalization Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is also not part of the list.
The list, which has been submitted to Parliament in accordance with Article 76 (1) of the 1992 Constitution include; Minister for Trade and Industry – Alan Kyerematen, Minister for Finance – Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Defence – Dominic Nitiwul, Minister for The Interior – Ambrose Dery, Minister for Foreign Affairs – Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Minister for Agriculture – Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto.
Others are; Godfred Yeboah Dame -Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum -Minister for Education, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu -Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Awal Mohammed -Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Francis Asenso-Boakye -Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor -Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.
The rest are; Minister for Energy – Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister for Health – Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Minister for Employment and Labour Relations – Ignatius Bafuor Awuah, Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development – Dan Botwe,
Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources – Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development – Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister for Railways Development – John Peter Amewu.
A comparison between the 2017 list of Cabinet Ministers and that of 2021 shows that the total is the same number, 19, but six new names appear in the 2021 list, replacing some ministers in the 2017 list, some of whom are no more holding political office.
The new entrants in the 2021 list are; Godfred Yeboah Dame -Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum -Minister for Education, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu -Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Awal Mohammed -Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Francis Asenso-Boakye -Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor -Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.
However, former Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation – Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei, former Minister for Energy – Dr. Boakye Agyarko, former Minister for Attorney General – Gloria Akuffo, former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources – Joseph Kofi Adda, former Minister for Railway Development – Joe Ghartey, Minister for Transport – Kweku Ofori Asiamah and former Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts – Catherine Afeku, were part of the list of Cabinet Ministers during the first term of this government.
The others who were in the first term and have also made it to the second term are; Minister for Trade and Industry – Alan Kyerematen, Minister for Finance – Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Defence – Dominic Nitiwul, Minister for The Interior – Ambrose Dery.
The list also had Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration – Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Minister for Agriculture – Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, then Minister for Education, but now at Energy – Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister for Health – Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, then Minister for Regional Reorganisation and Development, now Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development – Dan Kweku Botwe.
The rest are; Minister for Employment and Labour Relations – Ignatius Bafuor Awuah, then Minister for Special Development Initiative, now Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Minister – Mavis Hawa Koomson, then Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, now Railway Development Minister – John Peter Amewu.
Of interest is that, in both lists, the Ministers for Communications, Information and National Security are not part. Though no official explanation has been given on the exclusion of these portfolios, it is understood the Ministers could be invited to Cabinet when necessary, but cannot cast vote to take decisions.
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS