The Member of Parliament for Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira, Catherine Ablema Afeku has been removed from her post as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts.
The former Tourism Minister has been reassigned to the Office of the Senior Minister as Minister of State at the Office of the President.
This comes as part of President Akufo-Addo’s changes to the composition of his government.
Barbara Oteng Gyasi, Member of Parliament for Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency is now the Minister-designate for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, government announced in a statement signed by Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin.
Until her new role, Barbara Oteng Gyasi was the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.
Member of Parliament for Cape Coast North Constituency, Barbara Ayisi Asher has also been assigned to Works and Housing Ministry as a Deputy Minister.
See the changes in the statement below
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has made the following changes to the composition of his government, with immediate effect:
- Hon. Barbara Oteng Gyasi, Member of Parliament for Prestea Huni-Valley constituency and former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, is now the Minister-designate for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts;
- Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih is now Upper West Regional Minister-designate. The former Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan, has been reassigned;
- Hon. Catherine Afeku, Member of Parliament for Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira constituency and former Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, is now a Minister of State at the Office of the President, assigned to the Office of the Senior Minister;
- Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North constituency and former Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, is now Deputy Minister for Education;
- Hon. Freda Prempeh, Member of Parliament for Tano North constituency and former Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, is now Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection;
- Hon. Barbara Ayisi Asher, Member of Parliament for Cape Coast North constituency and former deputy Minister for Education, is now Deputy Minister for Works and Housing;
- Hon. Naana Eyiah, Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central constituency, is now Deputy Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources;
- Hon. Alex Kodwo Kom Abban, Member of Parliament for Gomoa West constituency, is now Deputy Minister-designate for Health;
- Hon. Yaw Afful, Member of Parliament for Jaman South, is now Deputy Minister-designate for Aviation.
President Akufo-Addo is hopeful that Parliament will expedite the vetting of the Minister-designate for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, the Regional Minister designate for Upper West, as well as the deputy Ministers-designate for Aviation, Lands and Natural Resources, and Health so they can assume their respective offices as quickly as possible.
Eugene Arhin
Director of Communications
By: Kekeli Kuatsenu/awakenewsonline.com
