President Akufo-Addo in accordance with the Presidential Transition Act, 2012 (Act 845), has appointed a Transition Team for his next Government.
A Statement issued and signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin said the Transition team which is made of fifteen (15) persons will be chaired by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare.
BELOW IS THE FULL STATEMENT
The Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012, (Act 845), was enacted to govern the transition from one administration to another. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the declaration of the results of the presidential election by the Electoral Commission, the President shall constitute the membership of the Transition Team.
Section 1(3) of the Act stipulates that “where the incumbent President is re-elected for a second term, the President shall designate members of the Transition Team.”
In accordance with this, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, following his re-election, has designated fifteen (15) persons to serve as members of the Transition Team.
They are:
1. Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare (Chief of Staff at the Office of the President) – Chairperson
2. Hon. Yaw Osafo Maafo (Senior Minister) – Member
3. Gloria Akuffo (Attorney General) – Member
4. Ken Ofori-Atta (Minister for Finance) – Member
5. Hon. Ambrose Dery (Minister for Interior) – Member
6. Hon. Dominic Nitiwul (Minister for Defence) – Member
7. Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway (Minister for Foreign Affairs) – Member
8. Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama (Minister for Local Gov’t and Rural Dev’t) – Member
9. Hon. Albert Kan Dapaah (Minister for National Security) – Member
10. Nana Dwamena (Head of the Civil Service) – Member
11. Hon. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur (Head of the Local Government Service) – Member
12. Dr. Janet Ampadu Fofie (Chair of the Public Services Commission) – Member
13. Mrs. Mercy Debrah (Secretary to the Cabinet) – Member
14. Mr. Joshua Kyeremeh (National Security Co-ordinator) – Member
15. Mr. Henry Wood (Ag. Chief Director, Office of the President) – Member
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