President John Mahama has announced further changes in his administration with the nomination of Mr. Acquinas Quansah, Deputy Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture as Minister for Central Region.
The President has also in accordance with Article 79(1) of the 1992 constitution of Ghana, nominated the following as Deputy Ministers of State:
Mrs Mona Quaye, Ministry of Finance
Mrs Dela Sowah, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
Dr Victor Asare Bampoe, Ministry of Health
The following Deputy Ministers of State have also been reassigned as part of the ongoing changes in government:
Deputy Minister of Finance, Kweku Ricketts Hagan is now the Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry
John Alexander Ackon, Deputy Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs is now Deputy Minister for the Ashanti Region
Dr. Alfred Tia Sugri has been moved from the Health Ministry to the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation as a Deputy Minister
Ebenezer Okletey Tei Larbi has been moved from the Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources as a Deputy Minister
Sena Okity-Duah is now Deputy Minister for fisheries and Aquaculture
Dr Musheibu Mohammed Alfa of the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation is now Deputy Minister for Upper West Region