Asenso Boakye’s Appointment As Roads Minister is Good News to Asanteman
During a panel discussion on Opemsuo Radio’s Nkwantannanso with Kofi Boakye, the Managing Editor of the New Trust Newspaper, Isaac Amoah, expressed optimism about Francis Asenso Boakye’s reassignment as the Minister of Roads and Highways, seeing it as positive news for Asanteman.
Amoah emphasized that this development signifies potential improvements to the poor road infrastructure in the Ashanti Region.
He referenced longstanding rumours suggesting that regions associated with prominent political figures often receive better infrastructure attention, citing President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former Finance Minister Ofori Atta’s origins from the Eastern Region as an example.
“They said in the Eastern Region, even cemeteries have good roads because Ofori-Atta and Akufo-Addo are from there.”
“Asenso Boakye has been made Road Minister with immediate effect, hence Asanteman, any bad roads, from Mankraso to Tepa, it is not being used because of the dust. Those roads should be repaired. The IMF money they should bring some to fix Kumasi roads.”
He commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for initiating the much-awaited ministerial reshuffle.
In the recent reshuffle announced by the Jubilee House on Wednesday, February 14, thirteen sector ministers and thirteen deputy ministers were affected.
Francis Asenso-Boakye who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region was the Minister for Works and Housing.
Deputy Ministers Designates
Thirteen have been appointed deputy ministers by the President including the MP for Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah who now goes to the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development.
Sylvester Tetteh, MP for Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro Constituency goes to Information Ministry; Charles Acheampong, MP for Lower West Akim Constituency to Communication and Digitalisation; Adelaid Ntim, MP for Nsuta-Kwaman-Beposo Constituency and Alexander Akwasi Acquah, MP for Akim Oda constituency to Health.
Kwesimintsim MP Prince Hamidu Armah goes to the Works and Housing, Manhyia North MP Akwasi Konadu to the Lands Ministry, Mion MP Abdul-Aziz Ayaba Musah to the Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministry, John Kobina Sanie and Collins Adomako Mensah to the Energy Ministry, Kingsley Nyarko to Education Ministry, Festus Awuah Kwofie to Employment and Labour Ministry and Benjamin Sekyere Yeboah to Gender, Children and Social Protection.
Reassigned Ministers of State
Former Accra Regional Minister Henry Quartey is now the Minister for State at the Interior Ministry with former Minister for Works and Housing Francis Asenso Boakye taking over as the Minister of State at the Ministry of Works and Highways and former Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah taking over as Minister of State at the Works and Housing Ministry.
Ambrose Dery is now a Minister of State at the Office of the President while Mohammed Amin Adam takes over as the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry.
The President has also appointed Abdulai Abanga as the Deputy Minister of State for the Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development.
Story by Adwoa S. Danso
