{"id":340285,"date":"2017-01-24T13:47:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T13:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/01\/24\/playback-president-akufo-addo-names-regional-ministers\/"},"modified":"2017-01-24T13:47:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T13:47:43","slug":"playback-president-akufo-addo-names-regional-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/01\/24\/playback-president-akufo-addo-names-regional-ministers\/","title":{"rendered":"PLAYBACK: President Akufo-Addo names Regional Ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15527907.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akufo Newnewwnew\" title=\"Akufo Newnewwnew\" width=\"295\" height=\"138\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Akufo-Addo has been announcing names of persons to hold ministerial portfolios<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=146252114537294\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=146252114537294\"><br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1485278256_623_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">President Akufo-Addo has named Ministers-designate for all ten regions in the country. These persons if approved will play key roles as mediators representing the views of the region to central government among other roles.<\/p>\n<p>Article 256(1) (b) of the 1992 Constitution empowers the president with the prior approval of parliament, to appoint for each region, a minister who shall represent him in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Some names that have made the list include Simon Osei, immediate past MP for Bosumtwi, Ishmael Ashietey, Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salifu Saeed, a former DCE for Nanumba.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Gifty Eugenia Kusi, former NPP MP for Tarkwa Nsueam, and Kwamena Duncan, a regu\u00adlar panellist on Peace FM&#8217;s &#8216;Kokrokoo&#8217; are also likely to feature in the list yet to be presented.<\/p>\n<p>The President prior to today, presented 36 names to the Appointments Committee for vetting and approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>play videoPresident Akufo-Addo has been announcing names of persons to hold ministerial portfolios President Akufo-Addo has named Ministers-designate for all ten regions in the country. 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