President Mahama appoints three new Ministers

President John Dramani Mahama, has nominated three new Ministers-designate, and moved six old Ministers and Deputy Ministers to new ministries, a statement from the Flagstaff House Communications Bureau Office of the President, to GNA stated.

The new Ministers are: Nii Osah Mills, a former President of the Ghana Bar Association as Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. James Zuugah Tiigah,  currently with Ghana’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, as Minister-Designate for the Upper East Region.

Mr. Jonny Osei Kofi of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), as Deputy Minister-Designate for Water Resources, Works and Housing.

The old Ministers whose portfolios have changed are a former Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah, is now the Minister-Designate for Health, whilst  Madam Hanny-Sherry Ayittey the Health Minister,  has been re-assigned to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Mr. Akwasi Oppong- Fosu, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has been re-assigned to the Ministry of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.

According to the statement, also re-assigned is the Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhaji Amin Amidu Sulemani, who now becomes the Upper West Regional Minister.

The Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has been re-assigned to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, whilst Mr Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, Deputy Minister for Information and Media Relations, now moves to the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations.

According to the statement, the President acted in accordance with Article 79(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.

(GNA)