Akufo-Addo Likely To Sack Ayorkor Botchwey, Roads Minister Amoako Atta And Sports Minister- Report
The ministers whose would likely to be axed from the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government are Minster of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Roads and Highways, Amoako Atta, current Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif and other government appointees.
Freeman Koryekpor 
PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is likely to sack some senior ministers and political appointees from his government for poor performance.
The ministers whose would likely to be axed from the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government are Minster of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Roads and Highways, Amoako Atta, current Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif and other government appointees.
Multiple media reports stated that Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu will move to foreign affairs, which suggests Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey will be removed.
It also means the changes will affect the NPP leadership in parliament because a new Majority Leader will be named.
The Soireenews.com gathered that the current Minister of Information, Honourable Kojo Oppong Nkrumah will move to the sports ministry from information ministry. It is not known if current sports minister Mustapha Ussif will be axed or moved.
It has discovered that the current Roads Minister, Mr Amoako Atta will most likely exit the government
While changes are expected at the finance ministry, it is not known whether Ofori-Atta will be given another portfolio or he will exit the government.
There is also expected to be a change at the housing ministry currently headed by Bantama MP, Francis Asenso-Boakye.
In the case of the foreign affairs ministry, it is worth noting that the current minister has recently announced her bid to become Commonwealth Secretary General and exiting government will afford her enough time to focus on her campaign.
It has emerged that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected over the weekend to announce the biggest reshuffle in his government since coming into office in 2017.
Calls for a reshuffle have been made over the years but the most significant call in recent months came from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong.
At a party event in December 2023, he stated: "We will appeal to the president, that despite extensive discussions, it is time for changes in government for others to participate. If new names and faces come into government, we stand a better chance of retaining power."
The upcoming reshuffle comes after the NPP's parliamentary primaries which has seen some ministers and deputies lose their bids to return to parliament while others have also opted against returning to parliament.
Analysts believe that persons deemed to be loyalists of the party's flagbearer, Mahamudu Bawumia, will likely be handed roles as the party gears towards the 2024 general elections.
The last major change to the government was a month after former Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen and Agriculture Minister Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto resigned to focus on their presidential campaigns.
If effected, it will be the second major reshuffle by Akufo-Addo in two weeks, last week, 24 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) were sacked and 26 others replaced them as part of efforts to revitalise the system.
