{"id":424722,"date":"2017-10-03T14:07:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T14:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/03\/akim-swedru-mp-nominated-deputy-food-agric-minister\/"},"modified":"2017-10-03T14:07:16","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T14:07:16","slug":"akim-swedru-mp-nominated-deputy-food-agric-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/03\/akim-swedru-mp-nominated-deputy-food-agric-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Akim Swedru MP nominated deputy Food &#038; Agric Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Kennedy-Osei-Nyarko-475x267.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has been nominated for the position of deputy Food and Agriculture Minister.<\/p>\n<p>He replaces the MP for Akim Oda, William Agyapong Quaittoo, who recently resigned from the position following his tribal comments against the people from Northern Region after describing them as \u201cdifficult people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A communication from the presidency confirming Mr. Nyarko\u2019s nomination was read on the floor of the House, Tuesday, by the Speaker, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Nyarko is a product of the University of Ghana with an Executive Masters in Business Administration degree.<\/p>\n<p>He is the Chairman of the Committee on Local Government and Rural Development.<\/p>\n<p>He also serves on the Environment, Science and Technology Committee as well as the Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<p>He is a former employee of J. 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