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General News of Thursday, 11 May 2006

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Dan Botwe Hands Over

The out-going Minister of Information, Hon. Dan Botwe, and the in-coming Minister of Information and National Orientation, Hon. Kwamena Bartels, have signed handing over notes at a short ceremony in Accra last Friday.

The signing was witnessed by Hon. Shirley Botchwey, the Deputy Minister, two Assistant Government Spokesperson and the heads of the departments and agencies under the Ministry.

According to a news release, signed by Mr. D. A. Kwapong, Ag. Director, Mr. Botwe said he was satisfied with the ?excellent cooperation? he had from the sector agencies and asked for the heads to offer the same to his successor.In reply, Mr. Bartels gave a hint of what ?national orientation? is about. He said the concept embraces a total national attitudinal change towards work, the environment, maintenance of state property, rapid economic growth and the mainstreaming of rural communities into government?s rural development agenda. He called on the head of the sector agencies to increase their efforts at telling the story of government?s achievements.