President Akufo-Addo Appoints 15 Member Transition Team

Nana Akufo Addo has appointed a fifteen 15 member transitional team following the Electoral Commission’s declaration of his victory in the elections. The team will be led by the Chief of Staff, Frema Osei Opare according to a government statement. Akufo Addo who will be serving a second four year term named Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo; Chief Justice, Gloria Akuffo; Finance

Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery; Dominic Nitiwul, Defence Minister; and Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway as members. The other members include Hajia Alima Mahama, Local Government Minister; Albert Kan Dapaah, The National Security Minister, Head of Civil Service, Nana Dwamena; Head of Local Government Service, Dr. Nana Ato Arthur

and Dr. Janet Amapdu Fofie, Chair of Public Services Commission. The Secretary to Cabinet, Mercy Debrah; Joshua Kyeremeh, the National Security Coordinator and Henry Wood, the acting Chief Director of the Office of the President are the remaining members. The appointment of a transitional team is a constitutional requirement of a government in power after a general election. The Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act

845) states that the person elected as President shall appoint an equal number of persons as appointed under paragraph (a) to constitute a Transition Team that shall include the Head of the Civil Service, the Head of the Local Government Service, the Secretary to the Cabinet and the National Security Coordinator. The Act stipulates that where the incumbent is reelected for a second term as in the case of President Akufo Addo where incumbent President is re elected for a second term, the President shall designate members of the Transition Team.