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President Kufuor swears four new Ministers into
office
Accra, June 12, Ghanadot/GNA – President John Agyekum Kufuor
on Wednesday swore into office four new Ministers and
demanded from them hard work and dedicated service to assist
him to end his tenure on a high note.
“You should work with me to satisfy the development needs of
the people of Ghana, to prove that we are a Government of
excellence,” he said.
Dr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor, the Interior Minister, Mr. Felix
Owusu-Adjepong, Minister of Energy and Papa Owusu Ankomah,
the Minister of Trade, Industry and Presidential Special
Initiative (PSI, were all former senior Ministers, who
resigned their positions to seek the presidential nomination
of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the upcoming
December polls.
Mr. Kwabena Mensah-Bonsu, Minister of State in the Office of
the President, on the other hand, served as Ghana’s
Ambassador to Togo.
President Kufuor repeated the Government’s resolve to work
with relentless zeal until the last day in office and said
he was confident he could count of their support.
He drew attention to the challenges the new Ministers,
individually would have to address.
To Dr. Addo-Kufuor, he said, his expectation was that within
the short time, he would work to streamline and help to
raise the image of the country’s Police Service.
The Service, he noted, was a good one with good personnel
but, its public image, unfortunately, had not been the best
and asked the Minister, who for seven years headed the
Defence Ministry, to do everything possible to help polish
it.
Additionally, priority should be given to the fight against
the drug menace.
Mr. Owusu-Adjepong, on his part, was reminded of the new
character energy was assuming in the country following the
discovery of oilfields in commercial quantities of world
class quality, and asked him to pilot the necessary laws and
regulatory mechanisms to ensure transparency and efficiency
in the management of the resource.
Again, President Kufuor said, he should apply himself to the
task of ensuring a cut back on the inefficiencies,
especially on the supply side of power generation.
Touching on the PSIs, he observed that the nation was yet to
fully appreciate the importance of these interventions.
He said through them, the country should be able to launch
the diversification of its economy and that this was
something, Papa Owusu Ankomah would have to work on with
renewed energy and enthusiasm.
President Kufuor recognized Mr Mensah-Bonsu’s distinguished
service as Ambassador and asked him to remain totally loyal
to help him to accomplish what was left of his tenure.
Responding on behalf of his colleague Ministers, Dr
Addo-Kufuor said they were aware of the success story of the
Government and pledged to serve well to and leave behind an
enviable legacy.
GNA
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