Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, referred President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s new appointments to the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Wednesday, February 14. The Speaker read the President’s letter containing the appointments in the House on the same day.
The ministerial nominees include:
- Health: Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye
- Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation: Ophelia Mensah Hayford
- Information: Ms. Fatimatu Abubakar
- Gender, Children and Social Protection: Dakoa Newman
- Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development: Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah
- Sanitation and Water Resources: Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan
- Tourism, Arts and Culture: Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer, MP
- Greater Accra Region: Hon. Titus Glover
- Oti Region: Mr. Daniel Machator
The deputy ministerial nominees are:
- Information: Sylvester Tetteh, MP
- Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development: Vincent Ekow Assafuah
- Communications and Digitalization: Hon. Charles Acheampong
- Health: Adelaide Ntim, MP Alexander Akwasi Acquah
- Works and Housing: Hon. Dr. Prince Hamidu Armah
- Lands and Natural Resources: Akwasi Konadu
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Development: Hon. Musah Abdul Aziz Ayaba
- Energy: John Kobina Sanie, Collins Adomako Mensah
- Education: Kingsley Nyarko
- Employment and Labour Relations: Hon. Festus Awuah Kwofie
- Gender, Children and Social Protection: Hon. Benjamin Sekyere Yeboah
Mohammed Amin Adams, Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, has been reassigned as the substantive Minister for the Finance Ministry in the latest reshuffle.
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has been removed from the Ministry of Information and sent to the Works and Housing Ministry.
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been relieved of his portfolio with immediate effect.
Other ministers who have been removed include:
- Works and Housing Minister Francis Asenso Boakye
- Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu
- Roads and Highways Minister Kwasi Anoako Attah
- Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Hon. Dr. Kwaku Afriyie
- Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Hon. Lariba Abudu
- Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development Minister Hon. Dan Botwe
- Sanitation and Water Resources Minister Hon. Freda Prempeh
- Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Ibrahim Mohammed Awal
- Greater Accra Region Minister Hon. Henry Quartey
- Oti Region Minister Mr. Joseph Makubu
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has been reassigned to Works and Housing, and Asenso-Boakye has also been reassigned to Roads and Highways.
This information was announced by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, on Wednesday, February 14.
“The President personally expressed his sincere appreciation directly to each of the Ministers and Deputy Ministers who have exited Government for their commitment, competence, dedication, and hard work in office, which helped in the realization of Government’s mandate to the Ghanaian people over the last seven (7) years, and wished each of them well in their future endeavors,” the statement said.