President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his optimism in the newly-outdoored Ministers in adding value to governance.
According to him, this is a guaranteed way in delivering on promises made by his administration.
He further advised the ministers during the swearing-in ceremony at the Jubilee House to ensure continuous transformational leadership. This is aimed at improving the socio-economic life of the ordinary citizen.
“I am assured that the various background of each one of you will bring value to the governance of our country and enable us to deliver the commitments of our manifesto- the secret compact that ties us the New Patriotic Party to the Ghanaian people.
“I urge you to provide leadership that will ensure that work that we do, benefits the progress of our nation and help raise the living standard of our people. That is why we are here and that is why the Ghanaian people voted for us.”
Communication and Digitalization Minister, Ursula Owusu Ekuful in a remark on behalf of the freshly sworn-in Ministers was grateful to the President for the honour done them.
She expressed the commitment of her colleagues to delivering on their mandate adding that they will “work to justify our inclusion”.
In all 28 out of 30 Ministers of State were sworn into office for the various ministerial portfolios.
The two sectoral ministers who could not be sworn into office are the Minister-designate for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta and Minister-designate for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum.
Ken Ofori-Atta is yet to attend the Appointments Committee vetting due to complications from COVID-19 while Ebenezer Kojo Kum was unable to attend the swearing-in ceremony due to ill-health.
President Akufo-Addo said the approval of all the nominees presented to parliament proves the positive cooperation between the Executive arm of government and the legislature,. He further expressed hope that the relations will remain strengthened.
He also stated he is confident that the ministers will work together with him to ensure progress for the country.
“The entire nation followed keenly your individual interactions with the Appointments Committee. In those sessions you exhibited your capacity to act as ministers of state for all to see and justified to the county the confidence I have reposed in you to serve in government.
“I am confident that together we will work to realize the vision of the mandate given to me by the Ghanaian people in the victory of 7th December, 2020, a victory which yesterday, 4th march was unanimously upheld in the lucid well-considered judgement by a 7-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by the Chief Justice“.
Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo is expected to deliver the State of the Nation Address at 1pm on Tuesday March 9.
This was disclosed by Parliament‘s Speaker Alban Bagbin.
Initially, the President was expected to deliver his address on Tuesday morning at 8:30 am.
According to the document, the change in time is due to some weekly businesses expected to be discussed by the legislators.
