By Iddi Yire
Accra, Jan 11, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has, by an Executive Instrument (EI), reduced the number of ministries from 30 to 23.
In the exercise of the power conferred on the President under section 11(3) of the Civil Service Act, 1993 (PNDCL 327), the Civil Service (Ministries) Instrument, 2025, was made on the 9th of January, 2025.
The Ministries in the Civil Service are, thus, the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Ministry of Roads and Highways, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Sports and Recreation, and the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice.
The rest are Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations; Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology; Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment; and Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources.
The others are the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts; Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment; Ministry of Food and Agriculture; Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture; and Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry.
The Civil Service (Ministries) Instrument, 2021 (EI 12) was, hereby, revoked, it said. GNA