Audio By Carbonatix
Below are nine new ministerial nominations by President John Mahama, Joy News sources have confirmed.
Haruna Iddrisu, MP – Ministry of Education
Kwame Governs Agbodza, MP – Ministry of Roads and Highways
Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, MP – Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry

Eric Opoku, MP – Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, MP - Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
Abla Dzifa Gomashie, MP – Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts

Emelia Arthur, MP – Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture
George Opare-Addo – Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment
Ahmed Ibrahim, MP – Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs
The President also nominated three persons for regional ministers.
They are; Wilbert Petty Brentum - Western North, Eduamoah Ekow Panyin Okyere - Central, and Joseph Nelson - Western.
The President previously nominated three others; Cassiel Ato Forson (Finance), John Jinapor (Energy), and Dominic Ayine (Attorney General and Justice) in his first ministerial nominations. He has since made subsequent appointments and nominations since assuming office.
Latest Stories
-
Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana calls for strong public-private partnerships to unlock finance and transform the sector
6 minutes -
Lions celebrate International Volunteer Day with over decades of service and impact
10 minutes -
3 dead, dozens injured in Mampong Abuontem head-on collision
20 minutes -
MoFFA shuts down several Eastern Region mortuaries over poor sanitation, non-compliance
20 minutes -
Domestic violence case: John Odartey Lamptey remanded over alleged brutal assault on wife
31 minutes -
Minority urges government to tackle smuggling and protect local farmers
33 minutes -
Ashanti regional minister drags Democracy Hub member to court over alleged galamsey remarks
35 minutes -
Mineral royalties surge across all sub-sectors in 2025; record strong gains in gold, manganese
36 minutes -
Police arrest five suspects behind robberies in Sefwi Bekwai
36 minutes -
Ghana’s economy to expand marginally to 5.9% in 2026 – Fitch Solutions
37 minutes -
Newage Agric Solutions donates rice, soybean oil and cash to MoFA for farmers’ day
38 minutes -
Analysis: After allocating over ₵1bn, parliament now turns on the OSP
1 hour -
OSP’s failure to stop Ofori-Atta is an irrecoverable mistake – Kpebu
2 hours -
UPSA confers posthumous honorary doctorate on former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings
2 hours -
Martin Kpebu says he has not been formally charged by OSP
2 hours
