The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo as the Caretaker Minister for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
This follows the resignation of Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto on Tuesday.
“The President has, subsequently, tasked the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson, Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, to act as caretaker Minister at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture until a substantive replacement is made,” Director of Communications at the Presidency Eugene Arhin said in a statement on Thursday, January 12.
Giving further details about Dr. Afriyie Akoto’s resignation, Mr. Arhin noted that the Minister personally presented his letter of resignation to the President at Jubilee House on Tuesday, 10th January, 2023
Same, he said, was accepted by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
“President Akufo-Addo conveyed his sincere gratitude to Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto for his services to government and to the nation, and wished him the best of luck in his future endeavours.”
