Mills releases first list of cabinet

Accra, Jan. 22, GNA – President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday named five MPs as he released his first set of 10 nominees for ministries. A sixth nominee, Collins Dauda, is the parliamentary candidate for Asutifi South, whose result is yet to be released because of a court case.

A statement signed by Mr James K. Bebaako-Mensah, Secretary to the President, said nominations for other ministries and Regions would be made in due course.

The MPs are Mr Mike Hammah, MP for Effutu, Ministry of Transport; Mr Alex Tetteh-Enyo, MP for Ada and former Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Education; Ms Akua Sena Dansua, MP for North Dayi, Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs; Mrs Juliana Azumah Mensah, MP for Ho East, Ministry of Tourism and Mr Harruna Iddrisu, MP for Tamale South, Ministry of Communications.

Mr. Collins Dauda, NDC parliamentary candidate for Asutifi South, is the President’s nominee for Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.

Other nominees for ministries are Ms Hannah Tetteh, a lawyer and spokesperson of the Government Transition team, Ministry of Trade and Industry; Dr. Joe Oteng-Adjei, former Director of Power, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ministry of Energy; Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, Director of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, and former Chief State Attorney and Copyright Administrator), Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General, and Ms. Shirley Ayittey, an aide to the former first Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings and Managing Director for Caridem Dvelopment Company Limited, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology.

President Atta Mills also named five women for ministerial appointments. They are Ms. Dansua, Mrs Azumah Mensah, Ms Tetteh, Mrs Mould Iddrisu and Ms. Ayittey.

The full list of nominated Regional Ministers has one women, Ms Ama Benyiwa-Doe (Central Region) and one MP, Nii Armah Ashitey, MP for Klottey Korle, (Greater Accra Region).

Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, NDC National Organiser, (Eastern Region), Mr Mahmood Khalid (Upper West Region) and Mr Nyamekye Marfo (Brong Ahafo Region) are the other nominees.

GNA