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  • Check out Ken Ofori-Atta’s alleged new appointments

    Amidst a major cabinet reshuffle, former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is reportedly set to assume the role of Senior Presidential Advisor on the Economy and will also serve as the President’s Special Envoy on International Investment and the Capital Markets, as reported by Asaase Radio.

    This revelation comes directly from sources within the Office of the President, adding a new chapter to Ofori-Atta‘s distinguished career. As the former Finance Minister, he held the position for an impressive seven years, making him the longest-serving finance minister in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.

    As Ofori-Atta steps into his new advisory roles, Kwaku Afriyie, the former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, is also slated to become an advisor. According to Asaase’s sources, Afriyie will take on the crucial role of President Akufo-Addo’s Special Envoy on Climate.

    The reshuffling of roles within the government signals a strategic move, with Mohammed Amin Adam, the current Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, assuming the position of the substantive Minister for Finance.

    This transition is expected to be seamless, ensuring continuity in the government’s debt restructuring negotiations with private creditors and for Ghana’s second review under its extended credit facility (ECF) arrangements with the International Monetary Fund.

    The developments do not end here, as sources from the Office of the President hint at further significant changes, possibly announced later today. The morning’s press release from Jubilee House primarily focused on ministerial appointments presented to the Speaker of Parliament, with consequential matters regarding appointees.

    Inside sources at Jubilee House anticipate the potential reshuffling of the Majority leadership in Parliament, a move that might be officially disclosed following a scheduled National Executive Committee meeting of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) on Monday.

    This suggests a broader restructuring within the government’s leadership, marking a pivotal moment for Ghana’s political landscape. This is happening some nine months to Ghana’s next general election.

  • Full list of Ministers reshuffled by Akufo-Addo

    Full list of Ministers reshuffled by Akufo-Addo

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has unveiled significant changes to his ministerial team in a major cabinet reshuffle, responding to growing calls for a shake-up.

    A document issued by the Communications Directorate of the Jubilee House has revealed that the President “has relieved the following
    Ministers and Deputy Ministers of their portfolios in government, with immediate effect.”

    The Valentine’s Day ministerial shake-up sees the removal of the controversial Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, who has faced criticism from his party’s MPs, according to sources close to the presidency.

    As part of this, ministers who lost their parliamentary seats during the party’s primaries or did not contest in their constituencies have been replaced with new hands, primarily MPs.

    This surprising decision, especially regarding Ofori-Atta’s prominent role in the government, has raised eyebrows among political observers.

    Ministers exiting

    Ken Ofori-Atta – Finance

    Ambrose Dery – Interior

    Kwaku Agyeman Manu – Health

    Dr. Kwaku Afriyie – Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation

    Kwasi Amoako-Atta – Roads and Highways

    Below is the full list of reshuffled ministers

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  • Malawi’ Lazarus Chakwera cut down cabinet size in ministerial reshuffle

    Malawi’ Lazarus Chakwera cut down cabinet size in ministerial reshuffle

    Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has reduced the size of his cabinet in a reshuffle that also saw the appointment of seven new faces, including an opposition lawmaker.

    The list of ministers and deputy ministers has been reduced from 33 to 27, but critics say it is still too large.

    The reshuffle was expected following reports that a number of ministers were implicated in a corruption investigation being carried out by Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the UK’s National Crime Agency.

    In his New Year message, President Chakwera had promised to name a new and leaner cabinet.

    The list of the new cabinet minister was released on Tuesday at around midnight local time.

    Mr Chakwera has not allocated himself a ministerial portfolio as was the case previously. He also did not allocate ministerial responsibilities to his Vice-President Saulos Chilima – who is facing corruption charges that he denies.

    The vice-president remains in office because under Malawi law he cannot be sacked.

    Senior party members from the ruling coalition were also left out of the new cabinet.