Rocky55 Blog of Sunday, 26 January 2025
Source: Isaac Appiah
Naa Momo Lartey's delayed arrival at her swearing-in ceremony as Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection has been explained by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State-designate for Government Communications. He said that because Lartey was outside of Accra dealing to a family situation, the delay was inevitable. Kwakye Ofosu defended the recently appointed minister in a TV3 interview, stating that the criticism was unjustified and the result of a lack of knowledge of the circumstances. He clarified that President John Dramani Mahama had planned to swear in six ministers but was unable to do so because of other obligations, such as a trip to Ho and getting ready for a trip to Tanzania, Kenya, and Angola. "Due to his hectic schedule, the President had
We urged her to come nevertheless, and she would be added if she arrived in time. We would do it another time if she was unable to arrive in time, he replied.He praised Lartey for trying to attend in spite of the difficulties and stated that President Mahama had prepared two addresses to account for her possible absence.I've noticed that she's received criticism. It is logically correct. I am aware of Ghanaians' desire for excellence and better methods of doing things. They can't expect any less from us. However, Kwakye Ofosu said, "The Gender Minister was treated unfairly in some ways because people did not know the background story."In response to popular concerns, Ofosu emphasized