Ghana President John Mahama has dissolved seven ministies in the country, bringing the total number of ministries from 30 to 23 in a bid to cut government spending.
Gatekeepers News reports that the decision made only two days after the assumed office aimed to reduce the number of government ministries was contained in a gazette dated January 9.
The dissolved ministries which were established during the tenure of Nana Akufo-Addo include: information, sanitation and water resources, national security, railway development, parliamentary affairs, public enterprises, and chieftaincy and religious affairs.
The order established the ministries of finance, health, interior, defence, education, energy and green transition, roads and highways, transport, sports and recreation, justice, lands and natural resources, and local government and chieftaincy and affairs.
Others are foreign affairs, communication, digital technology, environment, science and technology, youth development and empowerment, works, housing and water resources, gender, children and social protection, tourism, culture and creative arts, labour, jobs and employment, food and agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, and trade, agribusiness and industry.
