President John Dramani Mahama has hinted that owning a farm could influence his next government reshuffle.

Speaking at the maiden Ghana Tree Crops Investment Summit and Exhibition on February 17, 2026, he said,"When I am going to do a reshuffle, the mitigating factor will be that you must have a farm. So, public servants, ministers, priests, clergymen, traditional rulers, everybody, try and do some agriculture.”

The suggestion follows earlier remarks on February 15, 2025, by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, who indicated that President Mahama would reshuffle his ministers one year into his second term.

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According to him, the government has achieved much over the past year but is seeking ways to improve its performance, prompting the upcoming exercise.

While the exact date of the reshuffle remains unclear, the NDC General Secretary expressed confidence that it will definitely happen.

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“There will be a reshuffling of ministers by the president. The government has performed well, and President Mahama will obviously want to improve upon its performance; it will happen,” he stated.

Watch the video of President John Dramani Mahama making the comments below:

“When I’m going to do a reshuffle, the mitigating factor is that you must own a farm” — President @JDMahama jokingly tells appointees as he encourages them to own farms and engage in agriculture.#CitiNewsroom #CitiFM #GhanaNews pic.twitter.com/IvygP4HXUq

— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) February 17, 2026