By Iddi Yire
Accra, Feb 03, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has appointed, Dr Nii Moi Thompson, a Development Economist, as Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), pending consultations with the Council of State.
A statement signed by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Acting Presidential Spokesman, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency, said Dr Thompson previously served as the Director-General of the Commission, overseeing the preparation of the country’s 40-Year Development Plan.
It said from 2014 to 2015, Dr Thompson led Ghana’s technical delegations to the United Nations (UN) to develop the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and subsequently guided their integration into Ghana’s national development agenda.
As the now Chairman of the Commission, he would collaborate more closely with the Minister for Finance, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, the Government Statistician, and other presidential appointees and representatives from the 16 regions to provide strategic advice to the President and Parliament for Ghana’s development.
In another development, President Mahama has also appointed Mr Albert Kwadwo Twum Boafo as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Financial intelligence Centre (FIC) while awaiting the reconstitution of the Board.
Mr Twum Boafo is a Civil Engineer, Finance expert, and former Chief Executive of the Ghana Free Zones Authority between 2009 and 2017.
He holds a BEng in Materials Engineering from the University of Wales, an MSc in Civil Engineering from the Rensselar Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, and an MBA in Finance and Investment Analysis from Stetson University, Deland, Florida, United States.
GNA