President John Dramani Mahama has made another resuffle to his government, with the Minister for Labour, Employment and Job Creation, Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, moving to the Special Initiatives portfolio.
The Minister of State for Special Initiatives, Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, has been moved to the Labour, Employment and Job Creation Ministry.
In another change, Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has been appointed as a Presidential Adviser on National Resilience and Emergency Preparedness.
The changes were announced by the Presidency in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
The statement, signed by the Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said the reassignments takes immediate effect.
The latest changes come about three weeks after President Mahama announced another reshuffle of his government.
Under the earlier change, the President nominated Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings and Mahama Ayariga for the Environment and Local Government portfolios respectively.
He also moved Kenneth Gilbert Adjei from the Works and Housing to the Defence as substantive Minister.
Mr Adjei took over the Defence Ministry following the death of Dr Edward Omane Boamah in the military helicopter crash in August 2025.
Brogya Genfi served as Deputy Defence Minister under the late Dr Edward Omane Boamah.
Meanwhile, the ministerial nominations of Mr Ayariga and Dr Agyeman-Rawlings from the earlier reshuffle are still awaiting parliamentary vetting.
The vetting has been scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2026.
