Cabinet reshuffle; Lee Ocran returns
Confirmed reports reaching e.tv Ghana news indicates that President John Evans Atta Mills has finally reshuffled his cabinet.
The reshuffle has however, affected three ministers, namely, Central Regional Minister; Ama Benyiwa Doe, Information Minister; John Tia and Health Minister, Joseph Yieleh Chireh.
Former Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Lee Ocran has been designated as the Minister of Education, Works and Housing Minister Alban Bagbin has been moved to head the Health Ministry, E. T Mensah, the current Minister of Social Welfare has been appointed to head the Works and Housing Minister whilst James Agyenim Boateng has been recalled to the Information Ministry as a deputy minister.
Acting Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Benjamin Kunbour has been made the substantive AG and Mr Fritz Baffour has been designated to the Information Ministry with Mr William Kwesi Aboah taking over from Dr Kunbour as Interior Minister.
Alhaji Amin Sulemana has been designated as the Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Dominic Azembe Azumah goes to the Presidency as a Minister of State and Member of Parliament for Mfatseman West, Mr Thomas Aquinas has been designated Deputy Central Regional Minister.
Deputy Information Minister Baba Jamal has been appointed as Deputy Minister for Tourism with Dr Omane Boamah as Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports and Henry Ametepey as the Deputy Volta Regional Minister.
Dr Mustapha Ahmed replaces Dr Omane Boamah as the deputy minister with Nii Nortey Dua going to Water Resources, Works and Housing as a deputy minister.
Below is the list of new ministers
Alban Bagbin - Minister of Health
Moses Asaga - Minister of Employment-designate
Fritz Baffour - Minister of Information-designate
Alhaji Said Sinare - High Commissioner to Egypt
Omani Boamah - Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
E. T. Mensah - Minister of Works and Housing
James Agyenim Boateng - Deputy Minister of Information
Baba Jamal - Deputy Minister of Information
Lee Ocran - Minister of Education-designate
Benjamin Kumbour - Attorney General
Acquinas Quansah - Deputy Central Regional Minister-designate
Dominic Azumah - Minister of State at the Presidency
William Kwasi Abuah - Minister of Interior
Anim Amidu Sleiman - Upper West Regional Minister-designate
Steve Ackah - Deputy Local Government Minister-designate
Isaac Vanderpuye - Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister-designate
Nii Nortey Duah - Deputy Works and Housing Minister-designate
Dr Mustapha Ahmed - Deputy Minister-designate-Environment, Science and Technology
Henry Ametopey - Deputy Minister-designate-Volta Region
By: e.tv Ghana
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