Hon. Yussif Issaka Jajah, the Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso North Constituency, has been appointed as the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts. 

Yussif Issaka Jajah was a Research Fellow at the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralization in Accra from 2013 to 2016. He was also a Consultant of Oil and Gas from 2011 to 2012 and MDPI and Goodwill International.

Born on October 21, 1979 he hails from Bole in the Savannah Region of Ghana. He earned his MBA in International Oil and Gas Management from the University of Dundee in Scotland, UK, in 2011, and a BSc in Accounting from the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), in 2009. He also graduated from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ghana.

Prior to his appointment, some stakeholders of the tourism, culture and creative arts industry had suggested that the deputy ministerial position for the ministry be scrapped. This proposal came on the back of comments that people appointed to such positions have limited power in making impact.

On the contrary, others who believed the ministry needed a deputy, tipped musician Rex Omar, creative entrepreneur Baba Sadiq as candidates for the position.

Yussif takes over from music executive Mark Okraku-Mantey who held the position during the second term of the Akufo-Addo administration.

He will be deputising for Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, a consummate creative and Member of Parliament for the Ketu South Constituency.