Parliament approves last batch of deputy Ministers

Parliament on Friday, before it rose for the Easter Holidays, approved by consensus 30 deputy ministers of state designate.

The approval of the nominees, who would soon be sworn-in, forms the last batch of deputy ministers to complete appointments of ministers and their deputies in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo’s 110- member Executive.

The ministers are: Mr Paul Essien- Deputy Minister Designate for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Madam Tina Gifty Naa Ayeley Mensah- Deputy Minister Designate for Health, Dr Ziblim Iddi- Deputy Minister Designate for Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture, Mr Augustine- Collins Ntim- Deputy Minister Designate for Local Government and Rural Development and Mr Martin Adjei- Mensah Korsah- Deputy Minister Designate for Regional Reorganisation

The rest are: Mr William Agyemang Quaitoo- Deputy Minister Designate for Agriculture, Mrs Gifty Twum Ampofo- Deputy Minister Designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Mr Pius Enam Hadzide- Deputy Minister Designate for Youth and Sports, Mr William Kwasi Sabi- Deputy Minister Designate for Monitoring and Evaluation, Ms Freda Prempeh- Deputy Minister Designate for Works and Housing, Wireko Brobby- Deputy Minister Designate for Employment and Social Welfare, Mr Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah- Deputy Minister Designate for Trade and Industry and Mr Franklin Kingsley Ato Cudjoe- Deputy Minister Designate for Fisheries and Agriculture.

The others include: Mr Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi- Deputy Minister designate for Railway Development, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum-Deputy Minister designate for Education, Mr Eugene Antwi- Deputy Minister Designate for Works and Housing, Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi-Deputy Minister Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwasi Adjei Boateng- Deputy Minister Designate for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Vincent Sowah Odotei- Deputy Minister Designate for Communications, Mr Patrick Yaw Boamah- Deputy Minister Designate for Water Resources and Sanitation, Major Derek Oduro (Rtd)- Deputy Minister Designate for Defence and Dr Sagri Bambangi-Deputy Minister Designate for Agriculture

The list includes: Mr George Oduro-Deputy Minister Designate for Agriculture, Mr Charles Owiredu-Deputy Minister Designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah- Deputy Minister Designate for Information and Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, Deputy Minister Designate for information.