‘I Was Given a Bible as Reshuffle News Came’ — Ahmed Ibrahim

Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ahmed Ibrahim, has described his reassignment from the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs as divine intervention.

Mr Ibrahim was moved to the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources as part of President John Mahama’s ministerial reshuffle announced on August 7, 2026.

Speaking at the handing-over ceremony for the new Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, on Tuesday, September 1, Mr Ibrahim said the circumstances surrounding his reassignment had convinced him that the decision was guided by God.

He recalled that he was delivering a sermon at the Global Evangelical Church on August 7 when news of the ministerial reshuffle reached him.

According to him, he was handed a Bible while on the pulpit, an incident he now considers significant, particularly in light of the presence of the Christian Council at the handing-over ceremony.

Mr Ibrahim said the events surrounding his reassignment had strengthened his conviction that his movement to the Works, Housing and Water Resources Ministry was part of a bigger divine plan.

“I am happy and I know the hand of God is in my reshuffle. As I stated, on the 7th of August, I was on the Global Evangelical Church pulpit when the news came that I had been reshuffled, and I was given a Bible,” he said.

He expressed gratitude for what he described as a meaningful coincidence, noting that the circumstances surrounding his departure from the Local Government Ministry had reinforced his faith in the divine purpose behind the reshuffle.

Mr Ibrahim has since assumed responsibility for the Works, Housing and Water Resources Ministry, while Mr Ayariga takes over the Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs portfolio.