Haruna Iddrisu for Education Ministry as Mahama nominates 9 more ministers

• Jan 17, 2025

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.