What you need to know about Nana Addo's appointees

The President-elect made the announcement on the 4th of January 2017 ahead of his official inauguration at his residence in Nima.

Read below the profiles of the various appointees

Akosua Frema Opare - Chief of Staff

Akosua Frema Opare, 60, is a development consultant and a labour and employment expert, with 40 years of experience in these fields.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Science from the University of Ghana, and a Master’s degree in Foods, from the University of Guelph, Canada. The 60-year-old was a lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, from 1976-1982 and also the Consultant for the United Nations in the ‘Women in Fisheries’ programme in countries such as Uganda, Ethiopia, Congo, Kenya and Namibia.

She served as the Deputy Minister for Manpower, Youth and Employment from 2005 to 2008, during the tenure of President John Agyekum Kufuor.

The Former Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon is married with 4 children.

Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere - National Security Advisor

The incoming National Security advisor is a military engineer who holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership from GIMPA.

He is a graduate of the Ghana Military Academy, with almost 40 years of service within the military. The Brigadier also served as the Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly from 1995 to 1996; and from 2006 to 2010, he was the General Officer Commanding the Southern Command.

Nana Bediatuo Asante – Secretary to the President

The 53-year-old lawyer has over 20 years experience practicing law. He was educated in Ghana, the United Kingdom and the United States, where he obtained a Doctor of Law degree from the New York University of Law. He was called to the bar in New York, Ghana and is a member of both bars. Nana Bediatuo Asante is currently the Managing Partner at Ampem Chambers, a corporate law firm in Ghana. He is married with four children.

Joshua Kyeremeh – National Security Co-Ordinator

The former head of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) is a product of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He worked at the BNI for about 22 years, where he served at command levels in the Northern, Upper East, Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions. He also served as head of the Investigations Unit of the Bureau. He rose to become the Deputy Director BNI and later rose to become the Director of the BNI from 2005 to 2009.

Victor Newman – Director of Research

The 69-year-old is an economist, consultant, financial and research analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agric Economics, with postgraduate qualifications in development planning and budget and financial management.

Victor Newman has worked at the Economic Research and Planning Services of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Western Castings Limited, and the Ghanaexim Economic Consultants. He has served as the Director of Research for the President-Elect’s electioneering campaigns from 2008 till 2016. He is married with four children.

Francis Asenso-Boakye - Deputy Chief of Staff

The 39 years old holds a B.Sc. degree in Development Planning from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

He has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration degree from the Michigan State University, and a Certificate in Public Sector Management from Tulane University, Louisiana, USA. He is a development planning, project management, and policy specialist, with over 15 years of wide-ranging professional experience in his field.

Francis Asenso-Boakye has worked at the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare, Global Media Alliance, Delta Acquisitions, USA, and the Ghana Free Zones Board. He has been Political Assistant to the President-Elect since 2008. He is married with 3 children.

Samuel Abu Jinapor - Deputy Chief Of Staff

The 33 years old since his undergraduate days, has been a close aide of the President-Elect. He first graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics. He earned a Bachelor’s of Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, in 2010, and was later called to the Ghanaian Bar as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Ghana in 2012. Mr. Jinapor is expected to earn a Master’s Degree in Law (LLM) in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) from the Faculty of Law, University Of Ghana, in May, 2017. He is a member of the reputable commercial and corporate law firm, Messrs. Kulendi @ Law. Mr Jinapor is married with one child.

Hassan Ahmed - Director Of State Protocol

The 62-year-old is currently the Head of Office for the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), Khartoum, Sudan. He holds a Master’s Degree from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service and has been a career diplomat with Ghana’s Diplomatic Service for 34 years, having served in Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Cuba and Japan, where he was Deputy Chief of Mission. During Nana Addo’s appointment as Foreign Minister under the Kufuor government, Hassan Ahmed was the Chief of Protocol at the Ministry. His last posting was to the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he served as Ghana’s Ambassador from 2008 to 2012.He is married with four children.

Eugene Arhin – Director Of Communications

The 33-year-old graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Engineering. He worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Materials Engineering for a year, and joined the Danquah Institute as a Research Analyst in 2008. He was with the Institute until February 2014 when he became Press Secretary to the President Elect.

He is married with one child.

Lord Oblitey Commey – Director Of Operations

Lord Oblitey Commey, 48, worked in the office of the President-Elect as the officer responsible for Monitoring and Compliance in 2016. In 2012, he was Director of Operations for the NPP presidential campaign. He was also National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for eight years. Before that, he served as the Greater Accra Regional Secretary for the party.

Mr Commey is an accomplished entrepreneur and an astute politician known for his tactical, operational and organisational acumen.

He is married and has three children.

Saratu Atta – Personal Assistant To The President

Saratu Atta, 53, was appointed NPP Campaign Secretary in 2008, and has been Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the President-Elect since 2009.

She is a graduate of the University of Warwick, UK, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and International Studies. She worked as a Securities Trader at First Securities Discount House in Lagos, Nigeria from 1993 -1997, and then went on to establish her own security printing company in Lagos. She has one child.

Clara Napaga Sulemana Tia – Presidential Staffer

The 30-year-old was a campaign aide to the President-Elect during the 2016 electioneering campaign. She is a graduate of the University for Development Studies, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Integrated Development studies, specialising in social, political and historical studies. She worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a year, and has also worked on contract with the Ghana Health service and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issues relating to maternal health.