Guinea-Bissau Gets 21 New Cabinet Ministers

Guinea Bissau has a new government since Saturday led by Prime Minister Carlos Correia who was named on 5 August to replace Martinho Ndafa Kabi. The new cabinet mainly comprises former members of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) close to the president, Nino Vieira.

Adiato Nandigna and Soares Sambu were renewed respectively to the Ministry of Youth, and that of natural resources.

The close allies to Nino Vieira’s PAIGC took the greatest share while the Party for Social Renewal (PRS), that is rather represented by opponents of former president Kumba Yala among them Sola Nkilin at the Rural Development Ministry.

Kumba Yala’s PRS only reaped one ministerial portfolio and the Social Democratic United Party (PUSD) also one, Carmelita Pires as Minister of Justice, who has been renewed.

Here is the list of Guinea-Bissau’s new cabinet that is composed of 28 members including 21 ministers and 7 secretaries of state:

1. Youth and Sports Minister ……… Adiato Diallo Nandigna

2. Home Minister ………………………… Cipriano Cassama

3. Minister of Defence………………………… Marciano Silva Barbeiro

4. Minister of Fisheries………………… Armando Ramos da Silva

5. Natural Resources and Environment… Soares Sambu

6. Minister of Tourism……………………………. Conduto Francisco Pina

7. Minister of Finance…………………… .. Issufo Sanha

8. Minister of Health…………………………………. Camilo Simoes Pereira

9. Economy and Sub-regional Integration Minister …. Mussa Carlos Baldé

10. Foreign Minister……. Maria de Conceiçao Nobre Cabral 11. Minister of Education………………. Vaz Marcelino

12. Minister of Justice…………………. Carmélita Pires

13. Trade, Industry and Handicrafts Minister … .. Luis Oliveira Sanca

14. Minister of Public Works…………………… .. Dionisio Cabi

15. Minister of Transport and Communications…… Vicente Blute

16. Minister of Public Service and Labour.. Fernando Gomes leader of the APU.

17. Minister of Administrative Reform………. Carlos Costa

18. Minister of Veterans Affairs…… former General Boata NanBatcha (military junta).

19. Minister of Solidarity, Family and the Fight against Poverty… Fernando Gomes (PRS)

20. Minister of Social Communication… Fernando Mendonça

21. Minister of Rural Development………… Sola Nkilin Na Bitcha (dissenting PRS).

Secretaries of state:

Territorial Administration………… Inacio Antonio Correia

Environment…………………………… Tibna Na Wana Sambé

Treasury…………………………………………… Josê Dju

Planning and Regional Integration……… Francisco Costa

International Cooperation………… Artur Silva

Energy……………………… Carlos Pinho Brandao

Environment and Crafts………… Batista Té

Source African Press Agency

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