The people of Kwahu are angry that they have been once again denied cabinet ministerial position by President Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party-led government.
The Kwahus argue that they “give NPP over 80% votes but when it comes to Cabinet and sensitive appointments we are left out. In Kwahu NDC don’t get lots of votes but they always appoint Kwahus in sensitive positions”.
“During the first tenure of His Excellency John Agyekum Kuffuor, he gave Kwahus Eastern Regional Minister and Deputy (ie Hon. Osarfo Mensah, Mrs. Suzy Mensah) at the same time, Deputy Minister of Communications ie Hon. Aggrey Ntim and Deputy Trade Minister (Hon. Afram Asiedu)
In his Second Term still, Kwahus were Maintained as Eastern Regional Ministers( ie Hon. Afram Asiedu and Mrs. Suzy Mensah) and Hon. Aggrey Ntim was elevated to Substantive Minister of Communications.
So what did Kwahus do to Nana Akufo Addo & Bawumia Led Government?
For the Records: President Akufo Addo did not include Kwahus in his cabinet from 2017-2020 and we await to see what he will do” a statement in circulation on social media platforms of Kwahus said.
In the latest appointment by President Akufo-Addo, he appointed the former Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency as the Eastern regional Minister-designate.
Mr. Seth Acheampong who was chairman of the Defence and Interior committee in the 7th Parliament replaces Eric Kwakye Darfuor as regional Minister. Mr. Darfuor who was MP for Nkawkaw lost his Parliamentary bid during the NPP primaries.
Mr. Acheampong and Darfuor are both Kwahus.
Mr. Acheampong was born on December 18, 1971. He hails from Atibie-Kwahu, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He entered the Graduate School of Management, France, Paris, and obtained his postgraduate diploma in Management in 2008.
President Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 21, 2021, released a total of 46 Ministers for his second term, a down size from 126 that served in his first term.
Names of the designated Ministers have been submitted to the Parliament for vetting.
The statement announced that the Office of the Senior Minister has been canceled.
“In all, President Akufo-Addo will appoint a total of thirty (30) Ministers, and sixteen (16) Regional Ministers, bringing the total number of Ministers to forty-six (46). Eight (8) of this number are women – six (6) Ministers and two (2) Regional Ministers. This is the list that will be submitted to Parliament by the President on Thursday.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
