President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed a 15-member transition team following his re-election.
Citing the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012, (Act 845), Section 1(3) which states that incumbent President who is re-elected for a second term, “shall designate members of the Transition Team.”
President Akufo-Addo in a statement on Thursday said the 15-member team will oversee the transition process with Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare as the Chairperson.
Below are the members of team:
- Akosua Frema Osei-Opare (Chief of Staff at the Office of the President) – Chairperson
- Yaw Osafo Maafo (Senior Minister) – Member
- Gloria Akuffo (Attorney General) – Member
- Ken Ofori-Atta (Minister for Finance) – Member
- Ambrose Dery (Minister for Interior) – Member
- Dominic Nitiwul (Minister for Defence) – Member
- Shirley Ayorkor Botchway (Minister for Foreign Affairs) – Member
- Hajia Alima Mahama (Minister for Local Gov’t and Rural Dev’t) – Member
- Albert Kan Dapaah (Minister for National Security) – Member
- Nana Dwamena (Head of the Civil Service) – Member
- 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
