President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked his newly sworn-in ministers to be honest with Ghanaians in their day-to-day activities as public servants.

Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony of the second batch of his ministers on Tuesday, the president said Ghanaians have bestowed a huge mandate on the New Patriotic Party to ensure the economic transformation and prosperity they need, hence the ministers must not fail them.

“You are now honourable ministers of the Ghanaian nation with all its implications. The most important of those implications is the commitment to service.”

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“You are now high public officials, which means that you are leading members of the public service and public service means exactly that, public service. It is a calling, a noble one, which has to be discharged with honesty, severity and humility.

“The Ghanaian people in their generosity have conferred on us, the New Patriotic Party, and myself (sic), a huge mandate. They have placed squarely their faith in us to engineer the transformation, social and economic circumstances that will lead to their progress and prosperity of our nation,” he said.

Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, Minister of Monitoring & Evaluation, who spoke on behalf of the second batch of ministers, said: “We express our deepest appreciation for the honour you have bestowed on us, and the confidence that reposed in us. We learn of three Cs – cooperation, candour and consensus. We assure you we will do all of that.”

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This swearing-in ceremony comes days after the first of batch of ministerial appointees were sworn in following their approval by Parliament's Appointments Committee.

Full list of newly sworn-in Ministers

Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng

Minister for Communications,Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey

Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda

Minister for Transport, Kweku Ofori Asiamah

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta

Minister for Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba

Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Akoto Osei

Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu

Minister for Regional Re-organization, Dan Botwe

Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffuor Awuah