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President Kufuor accepts
resignation of Cabinet Ministers
Accra, July 5, Ghanadot/GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor
met the Ministers of State aspiring to become the flag
bearer of the New Patriotic Party for the December 2008
Presidential Elections and accepted their resignation from
his Government, "to take effect from the date of approval by
Parliament of the Ministers designated by the President to
replace them."
This was contained in a release signed on Thursday July 5 by
Mr. Kwadwo O. Mpiani, Chief of Staff and Minister of
Presidential Affairs.
The Ministers are Mr. F.K. Owusu-Adjapong, Parliamentary
Affairs, Mr. Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, Water Resources, Works
and Housing, Mr. Alan Kyeremanten, Trade, Industry, Private
Sector Development and Presidential Initiative.
The rest are Prof. Aaron M. Oquaye, Communications, Dr.
Kwame Addo-Kufuor, Defence, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Education,
Science and Sports and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Foreign
Affairs, Regional Cooperation and NEPAD.
Mr. Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, Minister of Tourism and Diasporan
Relations was not present but he had tendered in his
resignation earlier.
The President thanked them and wished all of them well. He
advised that the contest among them is within the family,
and that they should all conduct themselves with civility,
so that whoever wins will have the total support of the
rest.
GNA
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