President John Dramani Mahama has announced the 19 ministers who form part of his Cabinet.
The list includes Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak, Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
This is pursuant to Article 76 (1) of the 1992 Constitution, “There shall be a Cabinet which shall consist of the President, the Vice-President and not less than ten and not more than nineteen Ministers of State.
Article 76 (2) specified the role of Cabinet, “The Cabinet shall assist the President in the determination of general policy of the Government.”
President Mahama’s Cabinet held its maiden meeting on Thursday, February 20.
According to the Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of Finance briefed the Cabinet on Ghana’s Economy.
Dr Ato Forson said that the economic “situation is dire, numbers are worse than we had known in the period of elections.”
See full list of Cabinet ministers below:
The post President Mahama announces 19 Cabinet Ministers first appeared on 3News.
Read Full Story
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS