Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa MP, KT Hammond will now be the Minister of Trade and Industry after being sworn in as President. MP Nhyiaeso, Dr. Stephen Amoah will be his deputy.
Bryan Acheampong, Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Minister-designate for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr. Osei Bonsu Amoah, Minister-designate in the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development and Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State appointed in the Ministry of Finance.
The Nomination Committee’s report on the candidate was discussed in Parliament on Thursday while the vote was held on Friday, March 24, 2023.
Here’s how MPs voted;
After the end of the vote, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin announced that 272 participated in the exercise while three members of parliament were absent.
- KT Hammond – 154 votes YES, 116 votes NO and 1 vote rejected
- Bryan Acheampong – 167 YES votes; 98 NO votes, 4 rejected and 3 abstained
- Asamoah Boateng – 147 YES votes, 122 no votes and 3 abstentions
- Mohammed Amin Adam – 152 YES, 117 NO, 1 rejected and 2 abstained
- OB Amoah – 149 YES votes, 120 NO votes and 3 abstentions
- Stephan Amoah – 146 YES votes, 123 no votes and 3 abstentions