
Ten individuals have been nominated by President John Dramani Mahama for consideration by Parliament to serve as regional ministers.
The Speaker of Parliament has received the names of the ten nominees for review.
The regions for which the nominees are nominated are Oti, Volta, Eastern, Northern, North East, Upper East, Ashanti, Ahafo, Savannah, and Greater Accra.
Meanwhile, the president has six regions left to nominate: Western, Western North, Central, Bono East, Bono, and Upper West.
All of the nominees are executives, with the exception of the Greater Accra Region, where the nominee is not a regional executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, the Greater Accra nominee, is Shai Osudoku’s Member of Parliament (MP).
The names of the ten nominated ministers are listed below:
• Mrs Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey – Eastern
• Ibrahim Tia – North East
• Dr Frank Amoakohene – Ashanti
• Akamugri Donatus Atanga – Upper East
• Charity Gardner – Ahafo
• Salisu Bia – Savannah
• Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo – Greater Accra
• Adolf John – Northern
• John Kwadwo Gyapong – Oti
• Volta – James Gunu