Mahama Appoints Leaders to NDPC and FIC
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr Nii Moi Thompson as Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and Mr Albert Kwadwo Twum Boafo as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC).
Their appointments were communicated in a statement on February 3, 2025, by the acting Spokesperson of the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
National Development Planning Commission
The appointment of the Development Economist is pending consultations with the Council of State, he said in his statement.
As chairman of the Commission, he will 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 sixteen regions to provide strategic advice to the President and Parliament for Ghana’s development.
Dr Thompson previously served as the Director-General of the Commission, overseeing the preparation of the country’s 40-Year Development Plan.
From 2014 to 2015, Dr Thompson led Ghana’s technical delegations to the UN to develop the SDGs and subsequently guided their integration into Ghana’s national development agenda.
FIC
Mr Albert Kwadwo Twum Boafo’s appointment comes as Centre awaits 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York and an MBA in Finance and Investment Analysis from Stetson University, Deland, Florida, USA.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
