President John Agyekum Kufuor has made additional ministerial nominations, drawing part of the list from parties outside the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The new list include, Dr Kwesi Nduom, an economic consultant and leading member of the CPP who has been nominated as Minister of Economic Planning and Regional Co-operation.
A statement from the President’s office also named Mallam Ali Yussif Issah, Vice Chairman of the PNC as Minister of Youth and Sports. Others are Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service as Minister of Education, Dr. Richard Anane, MP for Bantama, Health, Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah, MP, Afigya Sekyere West, Energy, and Mr. Kwamena Bartels, MP, Ablekuma-North, Works and Housing.
The statement named Mrs Cecilia Bannerman, a consultant, as Minister of Manpower Development and Employment, Mr Owusu Agyapong, MP, Akim Swedru, Communications, Mr Charles Nyannor, MP, Upper-Denkyira, Minister of State at the Presidency responsible for Private Sector Development, Mad Hawa Yakubu, MP, Bawku Central, Tourism, and Mr K. Adjei-Dako, MP, Sunyani West, Roads and Transport.
Ms Christine Churcher, MP, Cape Coast has been nominated as Minister of State for Education (Primary, Secondary and Girl-Child), Mr Ishmael Ashitey, MP, Tema East, Minister of State for Agriculture (fisheries), Ms Elizabeth Ohene, Minister of State (media relations).
Mr. J.H. Mensah, MP for Sunyani East has been nominated as Minister responsible for Government Business and Chairman National Planning Commission, while Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey has been made Minister of Presidential Affairs.
In earlier nominations announced, the president named his brother, Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor as Minister of Defence, Mr Yaw Osafo Marfo, Minister of Finance, Dr Kofi Apraku, Trade and Industry and Alhaji Malik Yakubu Alhassan, Interior.
Mr. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, Local Government and Rural Development, Maj. Courage Quashigah (rtd), Agriculture, Nana Addo-Danquah Akufo Addo, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, Foreign Affairs, Mrs Gladys Asmah, Women Affairs, Prof. Dominic Fobih, Environment, Science and Technology and Dr K. Afriyie, Lands, Forestry and Mines.
