President John Dramani Mahama has nominated 17 additional ministers for parliamentary approval.
This latest announcement, made on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, includes three regional ministers.
The president has ensured that each of Ghana’s 16 regions is represented in his appointments.
President Mahama has emphasized his commitment to maintaining a lean government, aiming to keep the total number of ministers at 60, even as thousands of hopeful candidates have submitted their CVs for consideration.
As of now, he has announced 42 ministerial appointments but has yet to nominate any deputy ministers.
See the list of the regional balance below:
o Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson (MP) – Finance (Central)
o John Abdulai Jinapor (MP) – Energy and Green Transition (Savannah)
o Dominic Akuritinga Ayine (MP) – Attorney-General and Minister of Justice (Upper East)
o Kwame Governs Agbodza (MP) – Roads and Highways (Volta)
o Eric Opoku (MP) – Food and Agriculture (Ahafo)
o Agnes Naa Momo Lartey (MP) – Gender, Children and Social Protection (Greater Accra)
o Abla Dzifa Gomashie (MP) – Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts (Volta)
o Emelia Arthur (MP) – Fisheries and Aquaculture (Western)
o George Opare-Addo – Youth and Empowerment (Eastern)
o Haruna Iddrisu (MP) – Education (Northern)
o Ahmed Ibrahim (MP) – Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs (Bono)
o Elizabeth Ofosu Adjare (MP) – Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry (Bono East )
o Dr. Edward Omane Boamah – Defence (Eastern)
o Samuel Nartey George (MP) – Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations (Greater Accra)
o Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP) – Lands and Natural Resources (Western)
o Kofi Iddie Adams (MP) – Sports and Recreation (Oti)
o Abdul-Rashid H. Pelpuo (MP) – Labour, Jobs and Employment (Upper West)
o Kwabena Mintah Akandoh (MP) – Health (Western North)
o Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed (MP) – Environment, Science and Technology (Northern)
o Joseph Bukari Nikpe (MP) – Transport (Northern)
o Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak (MP) – Interior (Ashanti)
o Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP) – Foreign Affairs (Volta)
o Adjei Kenneth Gilbert – Works, Housing, and Water Resources (Ashanti)
o Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum (MP) – Minister of State in Charge of Special Initiatives (Bono East)
o Felix Kwakye Ofosu (MP) – Government Communications (Central)
o Issifu Seidu (MP) – Minister of State, Climate Change, and Sustainability (North East)
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