Updates: Sam George faces Appointments Committee

Samuel Nartey George

Minister-designate, Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations

“We will collaborate with GIFEC to make Ghana Post a 360-digital service centre, instead of just for posting parcels.”

“Government will leverage funds from Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) to promote universal access to rural telephony.”

“Data is a gold mine and will retool the Data Protection Authority to protect people’s data.”

“No Member of Parliament or Minister of State will come to your in-box on Facebook to offer you a job; it’s a scam, beware.”

“The cost for sim re-registration will be borne by the mobile network operators (MNOs) and not the State.”

“We will do SIM registration again but this time use technology to crosscheck biometric data from the NIA database, and no long queues.”

“I will do everything within my being to protect the innocence of our children.”

“The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, otherwise known as Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, will be re-introduced in the Ninth Parliament either as a Private Member Bill or State sponsored.”

“When given the nod, Ghana will become the hub of Artificial intelligence in Africa.”

“Government will work closely with the Regulator and MNOs to enhance the quality of voice calls.”

“Government will raise the key performance indicators (KPIs) for mobile network operators (MNOs) and those that failed to meet the KPIs would be fined.”


Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed

Minister-designate, Environment, Science and Technology

“It’s a moral duty to protect the environment, and I believe Pastors and Imams must add that in their sermons to ensure environmental sustainability.”

“The State must take research seriously because it aids in planning, and President Mahama is committed to providing funding to research institutions.”

“[My] three top priorities: To make agencies under the Ministry financially independent; build capacities of the agencies and collaborate with other ministries to stem the tide of galamsey havoc.”

“Waste disposal is not only the responsibility of the State but the responsibility of the citizenry as well”

“The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology should take the lead in fighting galamsey, and not the Ministry of Lands.”

“Waste management must be anchored on value for money, therefore small-and-medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) must be involved at the local level to ensure efficiency.”

“I will collaborate with the Attorney-General’s Office to consider setting up fast-track courts to expeditiously deal with environmental matters.”


Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo

Minister-designate for Labour, Jobs and Employment

“Technology has changed the structure of work and that demands new changes in our labour law, and so, there will be the need for an Employment Bill to capture the new trend.”

“A key issue in resolving labour unrest is to listen to the Organised Labour, empathise with them and must be a concordance between what you receive and your output.”

“I’m a pro-gender person and will ensure equity for the youth, males, females and in engaging labour force, no one is discriminated against.”

“I will study the Act establishing the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) and if there are any lapses, we will repair it.”

“Workplace abuses must not happen, there must be safety for workers and so, will promote the rights of people.”

“We need to take child labour seriously and take it as a criminal offence and so, it will be a priority issue.”

“If you’re an employer and cannot pay GHS18.5 minimum wage and then a lot of questions must be asked about you.”

“I will consult the necessary stakeholders and consider the present workplace reforms to review or amend the Labour Act, (Act 651)”.

“I will consider unification of all pensions to ensure lesser controversy and fairness for pensioners.”


“Considering the number of workers and output, there must be a policy direction to increase production.”

The 24-hour economy policy is intended to ensure the eight hours working space within 24 hours is efficiently used to increase production and re-shape the economy, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, the Minister-designate for Labour, Jobs and Employment has said.