President John Mahama has announced his cabinet lineup, comprising 19 ministers, including two female ministers.
The cabinet members were sworn in recently, marking the beginning of a new era in governance.
The cabinet includes a mix of experienced politicians and new faces.
Notable among them are Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, MP, who takes the helm as Minister for Finance, and Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, MP, who becomes the Minister for the Interior.
In a bid to promote gender equality, President Mahama appointed two female ministers to his cabinet. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, MP, takes charge as Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, while Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, MP, becomes the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection.
Other notable members of the cabinet include Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, MP, as Minister for Health, and John Abdulai Jinapor, MP, as Minister for Energy and Green Transition.
Haruna Iddrisu, MP, takes over as Minister for Education, while Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP, becomes the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The cabinet also includes ministers for key sectors such as defense, lands and natural resources, and communication, digital technology, and innovations.
The full list of ministers is as follows:
– Minister for Finance: Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, MP
– Minister for the Interior: Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, MP
– Minister for Health: Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, MP
– Minister for Defence: Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah
– Attorney-General and Minister for Justice: Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, MP
– Minister for Energy and Green Transition: John Abdulai Jinapor, MP
– Minister for Education: Haruna Iddrisu, MP
– Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry: Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, MP
– Minister for Lands and Natural Resources: Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, MP
– Minister for Foreign Affairs: Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP
– Minister for Food and Agriculture: Eric Opoku, MP
– Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations: Samuel Nartey George, MP
– Minister for Roads and Highways: Kwame Governs Agbodza, MP
– Minister for Environment, Science and Technology: Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, MP
– Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources: Adjei Kenneth Gilbert
– Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs: Ahmed Ibrahim, MP
– Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection: Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, MP
– Minister for Transport: Joseph Bukari Nikpe, MP
– Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment: Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, MP
The cabinet lineup is expected to play a crucial role in shaping the country’s development agenda.
-BY Daniel Bampoe
