The current Minister of Transport Mr. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah is the fourth Minister for the Ministry since its creation in 2009.

Mr. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah who hails from Dominase in the Central Region of Ghana in the Upper Denkyira West Distric,t was appointed by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, the President of the Republic of Ghana in February, 2017 to head the Transport Ministry of Ghana. The Ministry, which previously had fifteen Agencies now has eleven  as a result of the creation of two new Ministries, namely Aviation and Railways Development, each of which now has two out of the former Fifteen (15) Agencies under the Ministry of Transport.

His Ministry has  oversight responsibility over Eleven(11) agencies namely, Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority, Ghana Road Safety Commission, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Ghana Shippers’ Authority and Ghana Maritime Authority,  Regional Maritime University, PSC Tema Shipyard, Metro Mass Transit Limited , Government Technical Training Centre, Intercity STC Limited and  Volta Lake Transport Company Ltd.

Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah had his O’level education at Ghana Secondary School, Koforidua in the Eastern Region from 1985 to 1990 and his A’level Education at Accra Academy from 1990 to 1992.  He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Coast, the University of Choice.

He is a team leader and results oriented person whose personality and leadership skills make people who work with him have a sense of belonging. He believes in teamwork and thinks politics should not divide us as a country but rather unite us for the development and betterment of our Country. He works passionately to achieve desired goals which will promote economic growth and development.

The Minister of Transport has a vast working experience spanning fifteen (15) years in both the public and private sectors.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Asiamah was a member of the National Council of New Patriotic Party (NPP). He worked as marketing Manager of a private Company called Household Aluminium Ventures.

He worked with this Company for a period of two (2) years until he established his own private Company between 2004 and 2017.

Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah is married with four (4) Children and loves football

He was the National Chapter Committee Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Accra Hearts of Oak and subsequently member of the African Cup of Nations Planning Committee on Ticketing and Security.

These positions enabled him to work closely with a lot of people across the world

In spite all his busy schedules, Hon. Ofori Asiamah has never forgotten his maker. He is a staunch member of the Methodist Church of Ghana.

The Deputy Minister for Transport Hon. Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover is Result Oriented, Professional, effective and efficient communicator, affable, hardworking, and a Team Player. He was born in Tema in the Greater-Accra Region on 28^th August, 1966. He hails from Tema and grew up in Tema.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Until his appointment as a Deputy Minister for Transport by His Excellency the President, the Member of Parliament for the Tema-East Constituency, worked with Public and Private Institutions including GHACEM Limited as Industrial Relations Co-coordinator for Tema & Takoradi, Aluworks Ghana Limited as an Internal Audit Assistant, and Kencity Media Limited as the Human Resource Manager.

POLITICS

He began his Political Career as a Local Union Secretary of Aluworks Ghana Limited in Tema from 1992 to 1998 and later became the Local Union Chairman from 1998 to 2002. He served as a member of the Organization Committee of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Tema, from 1992 to 2002 and was the Founder and Chairman of the Tema Workers Endowment fund in 2002. In 2001 he was adjudged the best TUC worker for Tema Region.

Hon. Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover won the District Level Election and served the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) as the Assembly Member for Ashiboi Electoral Area –Tema (Community 1) from 1998 to 2002.

As his interest in Party Politics heightened, He was a party activist in the Ashiboi Electoral Area in Tema East Constituency from 1991 when Danquah Busia Club was formed. He was elected Assistant Secretary for the New Patriotic Party and served from 1998 to 2002.

The Deputy Transport Minister has been in active leadership position as a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He has been a member of the National Campaign Committee (Identifiable Groups) in 2008 elections, Nana Addo’s Presidential Campaign Team in 2010 and 2014 when the flag bearer made him his National Coordinator and a Member of the National Communications Team from 2006 till date. In the 2000 General Elections he was made a member of the Regional Campaign Committee by the then chairman, late Jake Otanka Obetsebi Lamptey.

He contested in the Parliamentary Elections in 2012 and won with only 3 votes, and had the accolade MP3 to represent the Tema-East Constituency in Parliament and re-elected in 2016, this time with huge difference of 4,025 votes.

PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE

In the 6^th Parliament that stretched from 7^th January, 2013 to 7^th January, 2017, he served on the Appointment Committee. He was on the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee as a Deputy Ranking Member and also served on the Committee on Members Holding Office of Profits.

In the 7^th Parliament he serves on only 2 committees.

1. Appointment Committee
2. Trade Industry & Tourism on which he was the immediate past chairman.
3. He is currently the NPP Greater Accra Parliamentary Caucus Chairman in Parliament.

EDUCATION.

The Member of Parliament for Tema-East Constituency had his Secondary School Education at Nungua (Preseco) in 1981 then to Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School, (PRESEC) Legon from 1982 to 1986 where he obtained his Ordinary Level Certificate. He continued at Accra Academy privately from 1987 to 1988 for his Advanced Level Certificate.

Hon. Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover has certificates from Ruskin College, Oxford - England and Open University in Employment and Labour Relations in 2003. He also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Comparative Labour Relations from the University of Wawick, Coventry, United Kingdom in 2004. He has attended more Courses and Conferences both locally and internationally.

He is married with children and he is a member of the Full Gospel International Church. His hobbies are cooking, reading, singing and listening to music.

Twumasi-Ankra Selby obtained Bachelor’s degree from the University of Ghana in B.Sc. (Hons) Statistics and Computer Science.  He pursued other post graduate courses and has since obtained a Master’s degree in Transportation Planning from the Virginia Tech and State University, USA and an MBA from GIMPA, Ghana.

He has more than thirty years of dedicated service in the Civil Service rising through the ranks from Assistant Planning Officer to Chief Director at the Ministry of Transport.

His accomplishment include the setting up of the Aviation Ministry in 2006 and served as the Director of Policy Planning until February, 2009 when it was merged with the Ministry of Harbours and Railways to create new Ministry of Transport. 

Others include leading Ghana’s delegation in Bilateral Air Services Negotiations as well as a member of Ghana’s delegation to IMO and ICAO Conferences.