Akufo-Addo Names Government Representatives For Transition Team After Mahama 2024 Election Victory
- President Akufo-Addo has announced the government’s representatives on the 2024 Transition Team
- Akufo-Addo's transition team was announced by the Director of Communications at the presidency
- The setting up of the Transition Team is in line with the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845)
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President Akufo-Addo has announced the government’s representatives on the 2024 Transition Team after President-elect John Mahama did the same.
The team will work to ensure a smooth transfer of executive power to the incoming Mahama administration.
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Akufo-Addo's transition team was announced by the Director of Communications at the presidency.
The Transition Team will be inaugurated later on December 11, 2024.
The government team includes Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, and Interior Minister Henry Quartey, among others.
President Akufo-Addo has also appointed Aaron Mike Oquaye, a former Speaker of Parliament, to the Advisory Council.
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin will chair the Transition Team.
The transition team's meeting will occur amid election disturbances, which have prompted Mahama to call for calm from NDC supporters.
Mahama called on the state security agencies to curb the disturbances.
Mahama's transition team named
Mahama's transition team includes the likes of of former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson and NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia.
The team is generally comprised of politicians drawn from various sectors, including finance, governance, and public administration.
In addition to these appointments, former Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho has been nominated to serve on the Transitional Advisory Council.
Mahama vows to reset Ghana after election win
The Electoral Commission declared Mahama president after he won 56.55% of the vote from 167 constituencies.
His win made him the first former president in Ghana to win an election to become president again.
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