Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John is set to assume the vacant post of the Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Graphic Online has gathered.
He is to take over from Mr Richard Anamoo who was relieved of his post as Director General of the GPHA last Monday.
While a communication to Mr Anamoo relieving him did not assign reasons, many believed recent allegations of corruption made some workers of the port authority could have played a role.
Mr Owusu Afriyie, who served as General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) between 2010 and 2014 according to Graphic Online sources would assume the post in an acting capacity until a new Board of Directors said to be chaired by Mr Peter Mac Manu was constituted.
Mr Mac Manu himself was the chairman of the NPP’s 2016 Campaign team and also served as chairman of the party between 2006 and 2010.
Mr Owusu Afriyie, a Political Science graduate from the University of Ghana also holds an LLB and has been in private practice as a lawyer since 1981.
He is a product of Bekwai SDA Secondary School and Konongo Odumase Secondary (KOSS) both in the Ashanti Region.
He previously worked at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer in an acting position during President John Kufuor’s administration and also as head of Legal Services.
Source: graphic.com.gh
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THE FMR. DG ANAMOO WAS A LAWYER,MIT TRAINED ENGINNER, A DIRECTOR OF TEMA PORT , A PORT CIVIL ENGINEER FOR 10YEARS,WHY SHORTCHANGE GHANAIANS ?
SIR JOHN????I AM SURE THEY WILL HAVE COMEDY SESSIONS EVERY MORNING AND POCKET OUR MONEY.JOB FOR THE BOYS.NANA'S FAMILY AND TRIBE GOV.
voted for change but this change in Gpha de333, aaahhh, Mr. President, am disappointed, why do you this GPHA is the best Public Sector organization in terms of training, GPHA spends millions of dollars in training of staff, because of the calibre of competent people needed for the Maritime job. Please both Ports are going through Expansion , we can`t go backwards . Please check the CVs` of Gpha Corporate mangement, Sir John would be their student not a Boss.
i voted for change but this change in Gpha de333, aaahhh, Mr. President, am disappointed, why do you this GPHA is the best Public Sector organization in terms of training, GPHA spends millions of dollars in training of staff, because of the calibre of competent people needed for the Maritime job. Please both Ports are going through Expansion , we can`t go backwards
Has Mr. President really made the right choice? Are we not putting a round peg in a square hole? Its equally like asking a civilian to lead a military troop at the war front. May God be with us. Peace!
Our former DG RAY Anamoo was extraordinary, he was excellent in direction, instruction and full knowledge of job.Please Nana find someone who is close to his class because Sir John would embarrass himself. The staff of GPHA would expose Sir John`s ignorance in Port Operations, Maritime Relations Port Engineering Design and finance. Please the standard in GPHA is very high, Mr. President
Good choice. Strong and hardworking man. More greese to your elbow
K oliko, wobesu ara awu You will cry blood who cares? We need competent people not tribe,ask yourself are they competent? of cause 'YES' are they Ghanaians? more than Ghanaians ,typical,true and authentic Ghanaians. Are they going to serve in the interest of the people of Ghana but not their party like the ndc did? Of cause 'NO' they love their country and are patriotic to their country. Who cares about you tribalistic and ethnocentric failures in government. They know they have no other country but Ghana so will serve their country and God. Unlike you ndc who made your party another country within Ghana like Gambia in Senegal and brought foreigners to help you intimidate and bully indigenous Ghanaians. You brought in Collins Dauda from Niger and his brother Naaba murdered Ghanaians and maimed others with impunity,Baba Kamara another foreigner was giving the national security coordinator, an Egyptian by name Sinare was made ambassador in the name of Ghana and supervise the mistreatment of Ghanaians in the Gulf region and you Koliko I don't even know if you are a Ghanaian since ndc is for foreigners is here spewing nons*nse about tribe. Akans are authentic and true Ghanaians. Even Fiifi Kwettey and Kofi Adams from Togo are somebody in Ghana how much more Akans who know what is good for Ghana and are sensitive to their people. Give Us A Big Br-e-a-k
We need competent managers not necessarily technical people like engineers. Remember who ever is appointed is going to MANAGE the organization.
Whaaaattt......Two party executive to occupy the 2 foremost position in this very sensitive position???? but am not surprise, the agenda is to create channel to steal money into their pockets and the party.....what a shaaame!!!!!!!!