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Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Minister in President Nana Akufo-Addo’s first term, has bowed out of government, sources close to him told
Asaase News.
Asaase News can also confirm that Osafo-Marfo communicated his decision to President Akufo-Addo after the 9 December results declaration.
Osafo-Maafo is considered as one of the heaviest political brainboxes around and his contributions to the Akufo-Addo government from 2017-2020, was immense although not sufficiently celebrated.
The Senior Minister role
The Senior Minister’s role was first introduced into the Ghanaian body politic by President John Agyekum Kufuor in 2001. He subsequently appointed J. H. Mensah, as his Senior Minister.