Ghana’s Parliament approved all pending ministerial and deputy ministerial nominees put forward by President John Dramani Mahama on Friday, March 7, 2025.

The approved appointees—comprising 13 deputy ministers and one Minister of State—are now set to be sworn into office.

The confirmed nominees include Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba as Minister of State for Public Sector Reforms, alongside Dr. Clement Apaak (Deputy Minister of Education), Richard Gyan Mensah (Deputy Minister of Energy), and John Dumelo (Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture).

Others are Alhassan Suhuyini (Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways), Justice Sai (Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice), and Yusif Sulemana (Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources).

The list also includes Yusif Isaka Jajah (Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts), Rita Naa Odorley Sowah (Deputy Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs), Gizella Tetteh (Deputy Minister of Works, Housing, and Water Resources), and Ernest Brogya Genfi (Deputy Minister of Defence).

With parliamentary approval secured, the nominees will soon be sworn into office to officially assume their roles in government.