{"id":99320,"date":"2015-03-14T06:28:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T06:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=99320"},"modified":"2015-03-14T06:28:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T06:28:50","slug":"ministerial-reshuffle-ayariga-kicked-out-of-sports-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/ministerial-reshuffle-ayariga-kicked-out-of-sports-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministerial reshuffle: Ayariga kicked out of Sports Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama has reassigned the Minister for Sports, Mahama Ayariga just some months after moving to that ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ayariga has now been moved to the\u00a0Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda (MP) has also been moved to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.<\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, also announced Health Minister Dr. Kwaku Agyeman Mensah as the new Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96223\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/health-minister.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96223\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/health-minister.jpg\" alt=\"Health Minister Dr. Kwaku Agyeman Mensah is now the new Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing\" width=\"418\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/health-minister.jpg 418w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/health-minister-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Health Minister Dr. Kwaku Agyeman Mensah is now the new Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Minister of State at the Presidency, Alhaji Dr. Mustapha Ahmed (MP) takes over as Minister for Youth and Sports, with Akwasi Oppong-Fosu moving to the Presidency as a Minister of State.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_99324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99324\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dr_mustapha_ahmed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99324\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dr_mustapha_ahmed.jpg\" alt=\"Alhaji Dr. Mustapha Ahmed (MP) takes over as Minister for Youth and Sports\" width=\"250\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alhaji Dr. Mustapha Ahmed (MP) takes over as Minister for Youth and Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The statement also announced the President\u2019s nomination of Deputy Minister for Defence, Alex Segbefia as Minister for Health and the headmaster of Tepa Senior High School, Peter Anarfi-Mensah, as Ashanti Regional Minister.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38188\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Collins-Dauda-Minister-for-Water-Resources-Works-and-Housing-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38188\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Collins-Dauda-Minister-for-Water-Resources-Works-and-Housing-8.jpg\" alt=\"Alhaji Collins Dauda (MP) has been moved to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alhaji Collins Dauda (MP) has been moved to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Mahama has also nominated the MP for Juabeso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, as a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources to replace Ebenezer Okletey Teye Larbi (MP).<\/p>\n<p>The following have also been nominated as Deputy Ministers of State: Samuel Yaw Adusei- Water Resources, Works and Housing Kenneth Gilbert Adjei- Defence<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Flagstaff House Communications<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama has reassigned the Minister for Sports, Mahama Ayariga just some months after moving to that ministry. 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