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President John Evans Atta Mills has finally carried out the highly awaited eagerly anticipated reshuffle of his cabinet with three ministers being casualties. According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the President, J. K Bebaako-Mensah, the NDC Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South, Fritz Baffour, is the Information Minister-designate. It is however unclear whether John Tia has been moved from that Ministry or shown the exit. The statement also included some new ministerial appointments: the Interior Minister, Dr. Ben Kumbour has been announced as the substantive Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Ghana�s High Commissioner to South Africa Lee Ocran is the new Education Minister-designate. Hon. Dominic Azimbe Azumah, MP for Garu/Timpane becomes Minister of State designate at the Presidency; Ambassador Amin Amidu Sulemani, currently Ghana�s Ambassador to Egypt returns home as Minister-designate for Upper West Region while Alhaji Said Sinare takes his position. Below is the list of deputy ministerial changes/appointments: Stephen Ackah, MP for Suaman � Deputy Local Government Minister-designate Isaac Vanderpuye - Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister-designate Acquinas Quansah � Deputy Central Regional Minister-designate (Moves from Local Gov�t Ministry) James Agyenim Boateng � Deputy Information Minister (Moves from Tourism Ministry)