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Accra, April 16, GNA – President Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday sworn in the last group of defense ministers
newly created regions.
They are Kwasi Owusu Yeboah for the Oti region
and Mrs. Ama Kumi Richardson for the Bono area.
In a short ceremony at the Jubilee House in
Accra, where the president handed over their ministerial instruments, he
congratulated both on their appointments.
He told them that they had been carefully
chosen because they had proven themselves in the public service and were
sufficiently prepared for their pioneering role in the country's governance.
President Akufo-Addo reminded them of the
the enormity of the mantle they have been given to bring the government closer to the people,
and "I am very confident that you will fulfill your duties
credible. "
To the regional minister of Oti, the president
said that he should make himself available and accessible to people to prove the
the whole purpose of the creation exercise of the region to bring governance
closer to people.
He told the minister that as a pioneer
Minister of a new region, "you have a lot of work to do to
lay the foundation of a strong regional administration. "
The President also urged Minister Bono,
whose appointed ministerial generated controversy during his visit
Parliament, to put the episode behind her and work hard to shame those who
opposed to his appointment.
The choice of Mrs. Richardson who in the meanwhile
appointment was the Municipal General Manager (MCE) of Sunyani, was interviewed
of the Parliament's Nominations Committee on its diplomas
and a few trips abroad that she had undertaken as an ERM.
Parliament last week, approved his appointment
by a secret ballot, the candidate garnering 124 votes out of the 210 votes cast.
"You have a strong vote of approval,
Stand on it and shame those who opposed your appointment.
"Work hard to justify trust
rested in you, "said Mrs. Richardson President Akufo-Addo.
The president said that he was eager to work
with the ministers to fulfill the mandate that the people of Ghana gave to his
Government.
Mr. Yeboah expressed gratitude to the
President for their appointments and for the trust placed in them and
badured that they would work to enable him to realize his vision of the country.
GNA
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