President Akufo-Addo has booted out the Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu and seven others from of his government.
This is contained in the latest Ministerial reshuffle by the President as announced by the Director of Communication at the presidency, Eugene Arhin.
The names of the Ministers who were not reassigned are as follows:
- Kwaku Agyeman Manu (formerly Health Minister)
- Mohammed Awal (Formerly Tourism Minister)
- Freda Prempeh (Formerly Sanitation and Water Resources Minister)
- Ken Ofori-Atta (Formerly Finance Minister)
- Dan Botwe (Formerly Local Government Minister)
- Kwasi Amoako-Atta (Formerly Roads and Highways Minister)
- Kwaku Afriyie (Formerly Environment Minister)
- Lariba Abudu (Formerly Gender Minister)
- Joseph Makubu (Formerly the Minister for the Oti Region)
Analysis
The reshuffle comes in amid pressure from some Ghanaians and civil society for the president to refresh his cabinet to bring in new ideas.
These calls came in as early as 2020 when the country faced one of its’ worst economic crisis yet, with borders closed and business forced to shut down amidst lockdowns over the covid-19 pandemic.
