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President Mahama Assigns Ato Forson, Armah Buah as Interim Ministers After Fatal Crash

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07 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

Ato Forson and Emmanuel Kofi Buah (All acting as Defence and Environment Ministers respectively

President John Dramani Mahama has directed Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson to take on an additional role as the Acting Minister for Defence.

Current Finance Minister, Ato Forson now acting as the New Defence Minister.

Additionally, the President has appointed Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah, the current Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, to serve as Acting Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.

Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah now acting as the new Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.

These temporary appointments come in the wake of the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the serving Ministers for Defence and Environment.

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Remains of Ghana Military Crash Victims to Undergo DNA Testing in South Africa

Two Aircraft Crashes Rock Kenya: Military Helicopter and AMREF Plane Go Down Near Nairobi

Mr. Beautiful Sworn in as Member of Creative Arts Agency Governing Board

NCA Threatens Suspension of Multichoice Ghana Licence Over “Exploitative” DStv Pricing