GOVERNMENT'S TRANSITION TEAM JUBILEE HOUSE, ACCRA

13th December 2024

Press Release

REPORT ON THE 2ND MEETING OF THE TRANSITION TEAM

The Transition Team, at its second meeting today, 13th December, 2024 at the Accra International Conference Center, arrived at the following decisions.

1. The constitution of Six(6) additional sub-committees, namely:

• Finance and Economy
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Legal and Governance
• Infrastructure
• Interior/Public Safety(Security)
• Social Sector 

2: Membership of the various sub-committees comprise of three (3) nominees each from the out-going and in-coming governments, with the Head of Civil Service, Head of Local Government Service and Cabinet Secretary joining any committee when their services are required.

3: The Co-Chairs further directed that handing over notes should be delivered to sub-committee chairs to commence work immediately. The initial work is expected to be delivered within one week.

4: Additionally, out-going Sector Ministers, Heads of Agencies and Technical Staff will be invited to assist the sub-committees when handing over notes submitted by their respective sectors are being discussed.

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5: Regarding concerns about on-going recruitment and payments, it was noted that the Government's term expires at the midnight of 6th January, 2025. These recruitment processes and payments have received the relevant statutory approvals and have not been proven to be illegal.
It was decided that any specific allegation of illegality about any particular payment or recruitment should be brought to the attention of the Transition Team for a decision to be made.

6: Kindly disregard any statements purporting to indicate that the committee has taken a decision to the effect that all ongoing payments and recruitment should be referred to the transition team as same does not reflect the records of the meeting.

7: I would like to reiterate Government's commitment to a seamless transitional process as we prepare to pass the baton to the in-coming government on 7th January, 2025.
SIGNED
FATIMATU ABUBAKAR
SPOKESPERSON, GOVERNMENT TRANSITION TEAM