The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has welcomed President Akufo-Addo’s re-nomination of Alan Kyeremanteng as the Trade Minister-designate.
This is after the Acting Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin on Thursday, January 21 released a full list of central government and regional ministers to serve in the second term of the Akufo-Addo administration pending approval by Parliament.
Reacting to the nomination, President of GUTA, Dr Joseph Obeng, said he believes Mr Kyeremanten is best suited for the position particularly at a time of the implementation of the AfCFTA.
“Alan Kyerematen is among the best and most effective trade ministers that we have worked with as trade leaders, and we admire him so much that we are happy he was retained by the president for the good works that he has done to be continued,” the GUTA president said.
“We will want to work with him because he listens to us at all times. He is well vest in trade issues, and we need him around especially with the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area that has just started. We need him around to push this African dream through,” he added.
Among the nominees on the list is Ken Ofori-Atta who has been maintained as the Finance Minister-designate. Mr Ofori Atta will break a long-standing mold of being the country’s first Finance Minister to serve two four-year terms pending approval by Parliament.
Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo has also realigned seven Ministries namely, Aviation, Business Development, Inner City and Zongo Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, Planning, Regional Re-organisation and Development, and Special Development Initiatives.
