President John Dramani Mahama has submitted 13 names as part of his first batch of deputy ministerial appointments to Parliament for approval.

They are:

1. Thomas Nyarko Ampem – Ministry of Finance

2. Ebenezer Okletey Terblabi – Ministry of the Interior

3. Ernest Brogya Gyenfi – Ministry of Defence

4. Clement Abas Apaak – Ministry of Education

5. Richard Gyan-Mensah – Ministry of Energy & Green Transition

6. Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini – Ministry of Roads & Highways

7. Justice Srem-Sai – Ministry of Justice & Attorney General

8. Yusif Sulemana – Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources

9. Rita Naa Odoley Sowah – Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy & Religious Affairs

10. Gizella Tettey-Agbotui – Ministry of Works, Housing & Water Resources

11. Yussif Issaka Jajah – Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts

12. John Kofi Setor Dumelo – Ministry of Food & Agriculture

13. Samson Ahi – Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness & Industry

Additionally, in the statement dated Wednesday, February 5, 2025, signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Acting Spokesperson to the President, noted, “The President has also nominated Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba as Minister of State, Public Sector Reforms.”