Who is Kenneth Gilbert Adjei? The former Deputy Defence Minister returning to lead Ghana's Defence Ministry
Kenneth Gilbert Adjei has been nominated by President John Dramani Mahama as Ghana's new Minister for Defence, marking his possible return to a ministry where he previously served during the President's first administration. Mr Adjei has been serving as Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources and has been reassigned to replace Dr Edward Omane Boamah, who died in a military helicopter crash on August 6, 2026.
The appointment comes almost exactly a year after the accident, during which the Defence Ministry has been overseen in an acting capacity by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. Mr Adjei previously served as Deputy Minister for Defence between 2015 and 2017 under President Mahama. In 2022, he completed a Master of Arts in Peace, Security and Intelligence Management at the University of Professiona...
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President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Kenneth Gilbert Adjei as Ghana's new Minister for Defence, marking a potential return to a ministry
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