President John Dramani Mahama submitted a third list of ministerial and regional ministerial nominees to Parliament for prior approval, continuing the formation of his government.
The names, delivered through the Speaker of Parliament on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, include individuals expected to serve as Ministers of State and Regional Ministers across various sectors and regions.
Former Minister for Communications Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah has been nominated as the Minister-Designate for Defence and the Member of Parliament for Asawase, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has been designated to the Minister of Interior.
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs while the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George has been nominated for the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations.
Below are the names:
Regional Ministers
- Puozuing Charles Lwanga, Upper West
- Joseph Addae Akwaboa, Bono Region
- Francis Owusu Antwi, Bono East Region
- Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Ministry of Defence
- Samuel Nartey George, MP, Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations
- Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, MP, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
- Kofi Iddie Adams, MP, Ministry of Sports and Recreation
- Abdul-Rashid H. Pelpuo, MP, Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment
- Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, MP, Ministry of Health
- Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, MP, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
- Joseph Bukari Nikpe, MP, Ministry of Transport
- Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, MP, Ministry of Interior
- Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Adjel Kenneth Gilbert, Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources