The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has submitted his resignation letter to the presidency.
He presented it on January 10, 2023.
He has not formally publicly assigned reasons for the resignation but Graphic Online gathers it is in line with his presidential aspiration.
New Patriotic Party (NPP) rules state that ministers interested in contesting in the flagbearer race of the party should resign their positions to concentrate on their campaigns so that it does not interfere with governance.
If the resignation is accepted by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his last day in office will be January 24, 2023, Graphic Online has gathered from sources.
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto had initially planned to step down in March 2023.
Deep-throat sources have hinted that the Council of Elders of the NPP is asking that all presidential aspirants should not wait for any further but resign to create opportunities for stable governance.
Aside from that, there are indications, President Akufo-Addo will reshuffle his ministerial appointees very soon.
In order not to wait and be pushed out, Dr Akoto has instead opted for resignation.
The Agric minister addressed a staff durbar at the Ministry of Agriculture this afternoon (January 10, 2023) but he was silent on his political move.
