Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour has criticized President John Dramani Mahama’s recent appointment of Brigadier General Glover Ashong Annan as the new Commissioner of the Customs Division at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
The appointment, announced on March 23, 2025, comes just days after Brig. Gen. Annan was named Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces on March 17, 2025.
In a post on X on Sunday, March 23, 2025, Rev. Ntim Fordjour described the move as emblematic of a “confused reset” under Mahama’s leadership, questioning the rationale behind appointing the same individual to two high-profile positions in such a short span.
“Few days after JM appointed @StanDogbe’s bosom friend Brig. Gen. Ashong Annan, as Chief of Staff of Ghana Armed Forces, even before he assumed duty, was the same Brig. Gen. Ashong Annan secures another appointment as Commissioner of Customs at GRA. It was this same Brig. General who was said to be the most junior among all Brigadier Generals in GAF and yet was appointed out of turn on partisan considerations. Is JM too confused or Stan Dogbe wants to grab multiple juicy positions for his friends to aid easy chop-chop? Where is the letter that revoked Brig Gen Ashong Annan’s earlier appointment as CoS in GAF?” he questioned.
Emphasizing the lack of clarity on Brig. Gen. Ashong’s status, Reverend Ntim Fordjour described the President’s reset mantra as confused.
“One man, appointments bebree… what a confused reset!” he wrote.
A letter dated March 17, 2025, signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State for Government Communications, announced Brig. Gen. Annan as the Acting Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, among other acting appointments within the military.
A subsequent letter, dated March 23, 2025, also signed by Ofosu, confirmed Brig. Gen. Annan’s new role as Commissioner of Customs, replacing the outgoing Brigadier General Ziblim Ayorogo.
The letter thanked Ayorogo for his service and highlighted Annan’s appointment as part of efforts to “enhance revenue mobilization and streamline operations at the Customs Division to boost Ghana’s economic recovery efforts.”
Few days after JM appointed @StanDogbe’s bosom friend Brig Gen Ashong Annan as Chief of Staff of Ghana Armed Forces, even before his assumption of duty, same Brig Gen Ashong Annan secures another appointment as Commissioner of Customs at GRA. It was this same Brig General who was… pic.twitter.com/dw0SLMS26y
— John Ntim Fordjour MP (@NtimFordjour) March 23, 2025
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