{"id":457643,"date":"2018-01-23T13:55:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T13:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/23\/liberias-new-president-weah-names-key-ministers\/"},"modified":"2018-01-23T13:55:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T13:55:26","slug":"liberias-new-president-weah-names-key-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/23\/liberias-new-president-weah-names-key-ministers\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberia’s new president Weah names key ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liberian President George Weah has announced his first cabinet appointments hours after taking office. They so far include:<\/p>\n

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  • Gbezohngar Findley \u2013 Minister of Foreign Affairs (former Senator Pro Tempore)<\/li>\n
  • Nathaniel McGill \u2013 Minister of State for Presidential Affairs (ex-chairman of the governing CDC party)<\/li>\n
  • Samuel Tweah \u2013 Minister for Finance and Development Planning<\/li>\n
  • Charles Gibson \u2013 Minister for Justice<\/li>\n
  • Major-General Daniel Dee Ziankahn \u2013 Minister for Defence (ex-Chief of staff of Liberia\u2019s armed forces)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Major-General Ziankahn\u2019s appointment has been announced pending approval from the Senate.<\/p>\n

    Local media report that the new foreign affairs minister is an ally of former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, with FrontPage Africa saying that it is \u201cwidely believed Madam Sirleaf recommended him\u201d.<\/p>\n

    Mrs Sirleaf\u2019s Unity Party expelled her earlier this month over her alleged support for rival party candidate Weah, who won a run-off vote held in December to secure the presidency.<\/p>\n

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    Source: BBC<\/p>\n

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