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Kenneth Gilbert Adjei: Meet Ghana's Defence Minister nominee
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Over the years, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei has held several public and professional positions, including the programme Director, Lordina Foundation, board Member, National Lottery Authority, deputy Minister for Defence (2015–2017), minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources (2025–2026), defence Minister-designate (nominated on August 7, 2026, pending parliamentary approval).
The nomination, announced on Friday, August 7, 2026, is subject to parliamentary approval and forms part of a Cabinet reshuffle following the deaths of Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed in last year's military helicopter crash.
President John Mahama has nominated Kenneth Gilbert Adjei as Ghana's new Defence Minister, subject to parliamentary approval, nearly a year after the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the previous ministers.
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