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President Mahama reassigns Housing Minister as replacement of Omane Boamah at Ministry of Defense
Ahmed Ibrahim, Member of Parliament for the Banda Constituency in the Bono Region and the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has been reassigned to the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources.
Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central Constituency in the Upper East Region and Majority Leader of Parliament, has been nominated as Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.
President John Dramani Mahama has reassigned the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, to the Ministry of Defence as part of a ministerial reshuffle announced on Friday, August 7, 2026.
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