Addressing the staff, she said "I am appreciative of you all for what you have done at the RCC over the years. And I hope to continue from where my predecessor left off, bearing in mind the vision of President Mahama; that we shall embark on a series of activities and programmes aimed at resetting the country to build the Ghana we want."

During the familiarisation, Mr. Yaw Adu Asamoah, Eastern Regional Coordinating Director, presented the handing over notes of the former Regional Minister to Mrs. Awatey.
She outlined some development projects aimed to improve quality education and health care, expand access to mobile telecommunications with the rural telephony project.

Also, she would improve water and sanitation issues by providing quality and safe drinking water to people, improve security situation to make sure lives are protected, and crime is reduced to the minimum.

The Minister said " employment for the youth is key for me, and we'll take steps to make that a reality.

"We would have to do a lot more on our roads because we look forward to a region with expanded access to our farming communities so that foodstuffs can move easily to our market centres," she added.
She urged the staff to adhere to ethical standards and moral principles to achieve the mission and vision of the coordinating council.