Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has named Perry Curtis Kwabla Okudzeto as new deputy Minister for Youth and Sports.

In a major reshuffle on Thursday, government announced that Okudzeto who had been serving as deputy minister of information in charge of operations is making a direct swap with Pius Enam Hadzide from the Sports Ministry.

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Hadzide was only a few weeks ago reinstated by President Akufo-Addo after he was cleared of wrongdoing in the Australia Commonwealth Games scandal.

Isaac Asiamah remains substantive Sports Minister.

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