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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Nana please we beg .
Aah! There goes another "John" to the wrong position. How on earth should Nana appoint Sir John to this all important position? Of all the competent people on the list, this is what nana has picked. Sorry, NPP is another "John"-party. Too much noise.
Good choice. We need people who knows how to chop the money
THIS IS SIR JOHN GUY WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT'S GOING TO HEAD WHAT?
Nana so far you've made good appointments but this one dier we dey beg. Abaii, Sir John of all ppl? You have a wide pool to pick from why do you want to bring disaster upon yourself? His stint with GNPC alone should serve as a guide. He is bad news
The past GPHA Director I learn gave his residence to his son who in turn used the place as a recording studio. Did you hear what the union workers at the organization say in a press conference about the former Director? It was terrible. If Sir John can do it who am I to say no.
I think you will stop this your no.ns.en.se calculation. Well you watching ndc for all those 8years? You people want to create confusion out of nothing. Thank you.
GNPC-Dr Sarpong- Ahanti GPHA- Sir John -Ashanti TOR-Isaac Osei -Ashanti SSNIT-Ras Boateng-Ashanti we are watching
Ghana is finished, the country is bleeding as Nana keep appointing forest boys and girls to take charge. Sir John heading ports and harbours? are these the competent men Nana claimed he has? oh Ghana! why did we do this to ourselves?
HE WOULD LOSE CONTROL EASILY N DEPEND ON NPP STAFF TO ADVISE HIM AND MAKE THEM POWERFUL IN GPHA, THAT SEAT IS VERY TOUGH AND FULL OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. ANY LAZY PERSON WOULD BE A TOTAL MESS AND FAILURE.