{"id":70292,"date":"2024-04-05T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/akufo-addo-swaps-upper-east-and-upper-west-regional-ministers-2"},"modified":"2024-04-05T18:40:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T18:40:30","slug":"akufo-addo-swaps-upper-east-and-upper-west-regional-ministers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/akufo-addo-swaps-upper-east-and-upper-west-regional-ministers-2","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo swaps Upper East and Upper West regional ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has swapped the Upper East and Upper West regional ministers, Eugene Arhin, has said.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by the Communications Director at the Presidency Thursday, April 04, 2024, said Stephen Yakubu, the Upper East Regional Minister, will assume the role of Upper West Regional Minister.<\/p>\n<p>The Upper West Regional Minister, Hafiz Bin Salih, will, similarly, become the new Upper East Regional Minister with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>Akufo-Addo reshuffles his ministers; Ofori-Atta removed, Oppong Nkrumah, Asenso-Boakye reassigned<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201d These changes are part of President Akufo-Addo\u2019s ongoing efforts to ensure effective governance across the country and has tasked the Ministers to work tirelessly to promote the welfare and development of the people of the Upper West and Upper East regions, respectively,\u201d Mr Arhin stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has swapped the Upper East and Upper West regional ministers, Eugene Arhin, has said. A statement signed by the Communications Director at the Presidency Thursday, April 04, 2024, said Stephen Yakubu, the Upper East Regional Minister, will assume the role of Upper West Regional Minister. 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