The current and president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has released a list of some 15 members as his transition team.
This was released in a statement from the communication team from the Jubilee House which happens to be the seat of parliament.
The full Statement released reads:
“PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO APPOINTS TRANSITION TEAM
The Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012, (Act 845), was enacted to govern the transition from one administration to another. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the declaration of the results of the presidential election by the Electoral Commission, the President shall constitute the membership of the Transition Team.
Section 1(3) of the Act stipulates that “where the incumbent President is re-elected for a second term, the President shall designate members of the Transition Team.”
In accordance with this, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, following his re-election, has designated fifteen (15) persons to serve as members of the Transition Team. They are:
Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare (Chief of Staff at the Office of the President) — Chairperson
Hon. Yaw Osafo Maafo (Senior Minister) — Member
Gloria Akuffo (Attorney General) — Member
Ken Ofori-Atta (Minister for Finance) — Member
Hon. Ambrose Dery (Minister for Interior) — Member
Hon. Dominic Nitiwul (Minister for Defence) — Member
Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway (Minister for Foreign Affairs) — Member
Hon. Hajia Anna Mahama (Minister for Local Gov’t and Rural Dev’t) — Member
Hon. Albert Kan Dapaah (Minister for National Security) — Member
Nana Dwamena (Head of the Civil Service) — Member
Hon. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur (Head of the Local Government Service) — Member
Dr. Janet Ampadu Fofie (Chair of the Public Services Commission) — Member
Mrs. Mercy Debrah (Secretary to the Cabinet) — Member
Mr. Joshua Kyeremeh (National Security Co-ordinator) — Member
Mr. Henry Wood (Ag. Chief Director, Office of the President) — Member
Eugene Arhin Director of Communications Office of the President
See photo of the statement below:
