Ghana’s newly appointed Minister for Energy, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh assumed office on Tuesday and met with all the directors and unit heads of the Ministry.
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh took over from John-Peter Amewu, who was the sector Minister from 2018 to 2020.
In a Facebook post sighted by energynewsafrica.com, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh acknowledged that his latest challenge as Energy Minister would not be an easy ride.
He, however, used the opportunity to communicate the President’s vision for the energy sector and sought Ghanaians support in executing that vision.
Napo, as he is affectionately called, stressed the importance of three core principles, i.e. discipline, unity and high work ethics which, he explained would be the building blocks of the Ministry in its execution of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s vision.
“On my first day at the Ministry of Energy as the substantive Minister, I had the opportunity of meeting all the Directors and Unit Heads at the Ministry. I stressed the importance of 3 core principles – discipline, unity and high work ethics, which I believe are fundamental as we prosecute President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s vision for the energy sector. It won’t be easy, but with hard work and collaboration, we should be able to ease the burden on the ordinary Ghanaian in terms of cost of energy. I look forward to a fruitful tenure,” his Facebook post read.
