Collins Adomako-Mensah is the Afigya Kwabre North MP
The Afigya Kwabre North Member of Parliament, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has criticised the appointment of Dr. Kwaku Asiedu Nketia, son of the NDC’s National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia, as the Acting Deputy CEO of the Minerals Income Investment Fund.
In response to the announcement of the appointments of Acting CEOs and Managing Directors for several state institutions, Adomako-Mensah expressed concerns about the potential nepotism within the ruling National Democratic Congress government.
According to him, Dr. Asiedu Nketia’s father, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, is a board member of the Parliamentary Service Board, raising concerns about his father’s position within the cabinet.
He, however, sarcastically acknowledged Dr. Kwaku Asiedu Nketia’s appointment, stating that he was deserving of the position and even more qualified to take on such responsibility at the minerals institution.
“Congratulations to Dr. Kwaku Asiedu Nketia on your appointment as Deputy CEO of Minerals Income Investment Fund. A well-deserved post. You are more than qualified. Your father Asiedu Nketia is the Chairman of the ruling NDC and Board member of the Parliamentary Service Board. As Chairman your dad will also sit in cabinet. I sincerely believe that this is not family and friends. Don’t you love Ghana?” he posted on X (formerly Twitter) on January 18, 2025.
His sarcastic response to the appointment seems to reflect the NDC’s earlier criticism of the former Akufo-Addo-led government for running a ‘family and friends’ government, suggesting that they may now be perceived as engaging in similar practices.
His criticism follows President John Dramani Mahama’s appointment of several NDC members to lead various state institutions, including Dr. Kwaku Asiedu Nketia, who is also the National Vice Chairman of the NDC Youth Working Committee.
Other notable appointments include Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the NDC, who has been appointed as the CEO of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company, and Wisdom Yayra Koku Deku, the Deputy Director of IT and Elections for the NDC, who has been appointed as the Acting CEO of the National Identification Authority (NIA).
See his post below;
Congratulations to Dr. Kwaku Asiedu Nketia on your appointment as Deputy CEO of Minerals Income Investment Fund. A well deserved post. You are more than qualified.
Your father Asiedu Nketia is the Chairman of the ruling NDC and Board member of the Parliamentary Service Board.…
— Collins Adomako (@adomakomens) January 18, 2025
MAG/EK
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