President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a massive shake-up in his government today, Wednesday, February 14, 2024, following reports of an imminent "Valentine's Day" reshuffle.

In all, the president relieved 13 ministers and ten deputy ministers of their duties, some of whom he reassigned.

Some notable names the president sacked include the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, and the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta.

The other ministers who have been sacked are the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu; the Minister for Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development, Dan Kwaku Botwe; and the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie.

Here are the new appointees of President Akufo-Addo

Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover has been named Greater Accra Regional Minister. The current role occupant, Henry Quartey, is heading to the Ministry of The Interior.

The Interior Minister Ambrose Dery has been reassigned to the Office of the President to serve as a Minister of State.

Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye will head to the Ministry of Health as substantive minister.

Lydia Alhassan, the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, is heading to the Sanitation and Water Resources Ministry to replace Freda Prempeh.

Andrew Egyapa Mercer, currently the Deputy Minister of Energy and MP for Sekondi, will now serve as the Minister of Tourism. He replaces Dr. Mohammed Awal.

Ophelia Hayford Mensah, MP for Mfantesman, is headed to the Ministry for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, replacing Dr. Kwaku Afriyie.

Fatimatu Abubakar will remain at the Information Ministry as the substantive sector minister.

Her former boss, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, moves to Works and Housing.

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Francis Asenso-Boakye leaves the Ministry of Works and Housing to take over from Kwasi Amoako-Attah as Minister of Roads and Highways.

Deputy Local Government Minister, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah will also remain at the Ministry of Local Government but will be taking over from his boss, Dan Kwaku Botwe.

Darkoa Newman, MP for Okaikoi South, is heading to the Ministry of Gender, replacing the defeated Walewale MP, Zuweira Lariba.

Abdul-Aziz Musah Ayaba, MP for Mion; Prince Hamid Armah, MP for Kwesimintim, among other MPs, have been named as deputy ministers.

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