Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East constituency, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has been named the coastal campaign co-ordinator for the Dr Bawumia campaign going into the December 7 elections.
Immediate past Minister for Decentralisation and Rural Development and one-time General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dan Kwaku Botwe, was also appointed as the campaign chairman and strategist.
Mr Opare Ansah has also been named as the Campaign Manager.
Also, the MP for Effiduase/Asokore Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Ayew Afriyie, was appointed as the campaign co-ordinator for the Middle belt.
The defense minister and MP for the Bimbilla constituency, Dominic Nitiwul, will be the Northern Belt campaign co-ordinator to garner enough support for Vice President Dr Bawumia.
This was announced by the General Secretary of the party, Justin Koduah Frimpong, at a media briefing in Accra on February 19 after a crucial National Executive Committee meeting.
According to Mr Kodua the national campaign team is composed as follows:
A. CAMPAIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1. H.E John Agyekum Kufuor
2. H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
3. All members of the National Council of Elders
4. Freddie Blay
5. Elizabeth Ohene
6. Rev. Joyce Aryee
7. Akosua Frema Osei Opare
B. CAMPAIGN OPERATIONS
1. Justin Kodua Frimpong (Director)
2. Henry Nana Boakye (Deputy)
C. CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN AND STRATEGIST
1. Hon Dan Botwe (Chairman)
2. Fred Oware (Deputy)
3. Nana Akomea (Deputy)
D. CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT
1. Fred Opare Ansah (Campaign Manager)
2. Dr. Antoinette Tsibu-Darko (Deputy – Research and Administration)
3. Hon. Osei Bonsu Amoah (Deputy – Parliamentary Campaign)
4. Dr. Ibrahim Anyars (Deputy – Presidential Campaign)
E. ELECTORAL AFFAIRS
Peter Mac Manu
F. SENIOR CAMPAIGN AIDES
1. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong
2. John Boadu
3. Kofi Dzamasi
4. Dr. Susana Alo
5. Salifu Saeed
6. Samuel Awuku
7. Anthony Karbo
8. Dr. Nyame Baafi
9. Nii Adjei Sowah
G. CAMPAIGN COORDINATORS
1. Joseph Cudjoe (Coordinator –Identifiable Groups)
2. Hon Mavis Hawa Koomson (Coordinator – Coastal Zone)
3. Hon. Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie (Coordinator- Middle Belt Zone)
4. Hon. Dominic Nitiwul (Coordinator – Northern Zone)
H. SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Dr. Gideon Boako
I. CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORATE
1. Dennis Edward Miracles Aboagye (Director of Communications)
2. Yaw Adomako Baafi (Deputy)
3. Akbar Khomeni (Deputy)
4. Maxwell Krobea Kwabena Asante (Coordinator, Social Media)
J. RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
Dr. Isaac Owusu Mensah
K. FINANCE AND FUND-RAISING
Dr. Alolo Mutaka
L. LEGAL DIRECTORATE
Frank Davies (Chairman)
Gary Nimako Marfo (Deputy)
DIPLOMATIC LIAISON
Amb. Edward Boateng
The article has been updated to include the full committee list