{
  "id": 4125703,
  "title": "Mahama Ayariga, Zanetor and three Supreme Court nominees to be sworn in today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/mahama-ayariga-zanetor-and-three-supreme-court-nominees-to-be-sworn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T06:27:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-ayariga-zanetor-and-three-supreme-court-nominees-to-be-sworn-in-today/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama is set to swear in three new government appointees at a ceremony today at Jubilee House. Mahama Ayariga will be confirmed as Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, while Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings will take up the role of Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology. Additionally, Supreme Court nominees Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko Essah, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, and Anthony Forson Jr. will be confirmed, completing a significant stage in the appointment process. The ceremony is scheduled for 10:00 am, following Parliament’s approval of the nominations on Thursday. The appointments were initially met with resistance from the Minority Caucus, led by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who walked out of the Appointments Committee in objection to the accelerated vetting process. However, the Committee's Chairman, Bernard Ahiafor, dismissed the concerns as \"flimsy,\" \"hollow,\" and \"baseless.\"",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama is expected to swear in Mahama Ayariga as Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs; Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology; and three newly approved Supreme Court nominees at a ceremony at Jubilee House this morning.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mahama Ayariga sworn in as Minister for Local Government",
    "Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings appointed Minister for Environment",
    "Three Supreme Court nominees confirmed"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The swearing-in of Mahama Ayariga, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, and three Supreme Court nominees solidifies key government appointments, overcoming initial objections from the Minority Caucus to complete the vetting process.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
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      {
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        "published": "2026-08-29T08:02:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Mahama Ayariga, Zanetor and three Supreme Court nominees to be sworn in today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/mahama-ayariga-zanetor-and-three-supreme-court-nominees-to-be-sworn-4179498",
        "published": "2026-08-29T11:24:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}