Adam Mutawakilu as the Acting Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company.
The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has appointed Hon. Adam Mutawakilu as the Acting Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company.
His appointment is in line with Article 195(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. He will act in the position until he is approved by the Board in consultation with the Public Services Commission.
Brief Profile of the Nominee:
Hon. Adam Mutawakilu holds an MSc in Development Finance from the University of Ghana, an MSc in Energy Economics from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), and has completed coursework for his MPhil in Petroleum and Oil Studies at the University of Cape Coast in 2022.
Additionally, he holds a Commonwealth Executive Master’s in Business Administration from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and an Executive Certificate in Governance and Leadership from the Ghana School of Governance and Leadership. At the undergraduate level, he earned a BSc in Administration (Accounting Option) from the University of Ghana.
Hon. Adam Mutawakilu served as the first Member of Parliament for the Damongo Constituency (2013–2020) after the constituency was split to carve out the Daboya-Mankarigu Constituency. In Parliament, he served on the Mines and Energy Committee, rising to become the Vice Chairman and later the Ranking Member of the Committee. Notably, under his leadership as the Ranking Member for the Mines and Energy Committee, he and his colleagues on the Minority side exposed the botched Ameri Novation Agreement, which eventually led to the dismissal of Hon. Boakye Agyarko as the Minister for Energy. He was also a member of the Committee on Members Holding Office of Profit.
Hon. Mutawakilu served as the District Chief Executive for the West Gonja District between 2009 and 2013. He assumed the office after working with the University for Development Studies (UDS) Central Administration as Head of Treasury.
He is a professional teacher with a background in science. He taught Core Science, Mathematics, and Chemistry at Damongo Senior High School from 1996 to 1999 after earning a Teacher Training Certificate “A” from Bagabaga Training College in 1996. He also taught Chemistry part-time at Bagabaga Training College in 1999.
Earlier in his career, Hon. Adam Mutawakilu worked with the West Gonja District Hospital (then) as a Laboratory Technician.