President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sacked the minister of finance, Ken Ofori Atta.
Sacking Mr. Ken Ofori Atta has become the spectacle of a new government restructure development as his exit and change became a call by members of parliament of the government, party members and the opposition members in the country.
Since the fourth republic, no finance minister has served a second term even when the incumbent government retains power. With his exit Mr. Ofori Atta became the longest serving Finance Minister under the fourth republic of Ghana.
Ofori Atta’s exit sees Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Member of Parliament for the Karaga Constituency in the Northern Region. Prior to his appointment as the successor of Ken Ofori Atta, he served as the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance.
In a list submitted to Parliament for prior approval, the President has made some changes which are believed to help in the reorganization of his government with less than 10 months to elections.
Profile of New Finance Minister Designate
Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam is the member of Parliament for Karaga Constituency. He is the immediate past Minister of State at the Finance Ministry
Prior to assuming his role as the Minister of State, Hon. Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam was the Deputy Minister for Energy responsible for the Petroleum Sector.
He was appointed as the Deputy Regional Minister for the Northern Region in 2005.
Hon. Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has worked extensively on extractive industries and Resource Management as a University lecturer, advisor on Resource Governance and as a campaigner for transparency in resource management around the globe.
Prior to his role as the Deputy Minister for Energy, he was the Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP). He also worked in other Public and Private organizations as an Energy Policy Analyst at the Ministry of Energy in Ghana, Commissioner of Ghana Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, the Africa Coordinator of extractives industries in Ibis amongst many other positions held.
His appointment as the Minister Designate of Finance is currently awaiting vetting and subsequent approval by the Parliament of Ghana
