President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced his first ever reshuffle a couple of minutes ago.
The long-awaited ministerial reshuffle has seen some appointees reassigned to either head or deputize at other ministries.
News of the highly-anticipated ministerial musical chairs, seen by many as a means to inject some life into the current administration, have been trending for days now on social media.
The announcement therefore comes as no surprise to many. But what is shocking, however, is the list of appointees that appear to have been assigned lesser roles of importance in his administration.
The casualties include notables such as the Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Otiko Afisah-Djaba.
She is now Ambassador-designate to Italy.
Hon Cynthia Morrison, MP for Agona West, is now the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection-designate.
Otiko Djabah is not the only person out of Nana Addo's cabinet; more are expected in the coming days.
But it is noteworthy that Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Kofi Adda, who was recently in the news for ‘doling out’ 30,000 cedis of his MP’s Common Fund to a church in his constituency, has been asked to head the Aviation Ministry.
Cecilia Dapaah, who formerly headed the Aviation Ministry, is now Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, with a major task of cleaning the filth in the major capitals.
Interestingly, Information Minister Mustapha Hamid has been reassigned to the Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development. Whiles a Deputy Minister for Information and MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has been elevated to that substantive office.
With the recent scandal over the AMERI power deal which has claimed the job of Hon Boakye Agyarko, the man tasked to temporarily hold the fort at the Energy Ministry, John Peter Amewu has been maintained.
Peter Amewu will have a responsibility to bring some calmness at the Energy Ministry which has suffered a lot of heat over the last few days.
Also, Pius Enam Hadzide, former deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, has been moved to the Information Ministry as a deputy.
While, Perry Curtis Okudzeto, former deputy Minister for Information, is now Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports.
A statement signed by the Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, added that President Akufo-Addo is "hopeful Parliament will expedite the vetting" of the reassigned Ministers and their deputies "so they can assume their respective offices as quickly as possible".
Read below the full statement
PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO MAKES CHANGES TO HIS GOVERNMENT
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has made the following changes to the composition of his government, with immediate effect:
1. John Peter Amewu, former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and acting Minister for Energy, is now Minister for Energy;
2. Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, former Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, is now Minister for Lands and Natural Resources;
3. Hon. Kofi Adda, Member of Parliament for Navrongo constituency and former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, is now Minister for Aviation;
4. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, former Minister for Aviation, is now Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources;
5. Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, former Minister for Information, is now Minister for Inner City and Zongo Development;
6. Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi constituency and former Deputy Minister for Information, is now Minister for Information designate;
7. Hon. Cynthia Morrison, Member of Parliament for Agona West constituency, is now Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection designate;
8. Paulina Tangoba Abayage, former Ambassador to Italy, is now Upper East Regional Minister designate;
9. Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie, Member of Parliament for Asunafo North constituency and former deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, is now Brong Ahafo Regional Minister designate;
10. Hon. Martin Oti Gyarko, Member of Parliament for Techiman North constituency, is now Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Minister designate;
11. Hon. Boniface Abubakar Saddique, Member of Parliament for Madina constituency and former Minister for Inner City and Zongo Development, is now Minister of State at the Office of the Vice President;
12. Rockson Bukari, former Upper East Regional Minister, is now Minister of State at the Office of the President;
13. Pius Enam Hadzide, former deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, is now Deputy Minister for Information;
14. Perry Curtis Okudzeto, former deputy Minister for Information, is now Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports; and
15. Otiko Afisa Djaba, former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, is now Ambassador-designate to Italy.
President Akufo-Addo is hopeful that Parliament will expedite the vetting of the Ministers-designate for Information, and Gender, Children and Social Protection, and the Regional Ministers-designate for Upper East and Brong Ahafo, as well as the deputy Regional Minister-designate for Brong Ahafo, so they can assume their respective offices as quickly as possible.
Source: Isaac Kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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After insulting his cousin on the Free SHS Policy, he’s now decided to confine Mustapha to the Zongos. Asem oo
I am amazed that someone can pronounce death on another on this platform. If you thing someone is insulting the president do you use this platform to curse? Interestingly, you cursing is against insult but love cursing which is more terrible than normal insult though insulting is bad too. One would have thought that since you didn't like what someone has said, you will rather be wiser and use decorum but not to be worse.
I am already 62years old so probably you talking about yourself. Taaabooow! Wood.
The president probably knows some things we don't know. However I don't understand why Ada is still a minister, The guy is totally ***barred word*** and should have been given the boot.To those NDC maggots insulting the president, what were they expecting? Removal of some ministers to be replaced by Koku Anyidoho, Asiedu Nketsia or Solomons Nkansah? F*cking mongrels
@smith,you will never live to be 60...may you die premature.
Hon. Kojo OppongNkrumah, Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi now Minister for Information designate; Thank you Nana.. fantastic job
Eibei, nana addo egyim papa. Is this a reshuffle? What a confused president.
The most use.less reshuffle ever in the history of Ghana!!! The president os indeed a dogg! No wonder he said he was deceived.
Now we have a minister at the office of the vice-president. Waooo, what a confused government. The dog can easily be hanged easily now.
Nana is always ahead of the game. I love you Nana. You see your faces Ghana people? Too much talk talk and hate. Expecting your enemies to fall so you can laugh at them. Nana will not follow you Ghana people and create chaos in his team. If hate any Minister, please go and do your battle yourself and don't put pressure on Nana to do the battle for you.