The former rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof Stephen Adei has resigned from the advisory board of the Ministry of Finance.
Speaking to Beatrice Adu on TownHall Talk on Asaase 99.5 on Friday (11 August), Adei said he resigned for personal reasons.
“Let me say that I served on the advisory board of the Ministry of Finance for personal reason.”
“I served all the eight years of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and I served in the first term of Akufo-Addo. I was on the advisory board of the Ministry of Finance till I decided to resign,” Adei said.
Advisory board
The board was established in accordance with Section 39 of the Civil Service Act, 1993, (PNDC Law 327), which states, that all Ministries are mandated to establish Ministerial Advisory Boards.
According to the Act, the purpose of the advisory board is to promote constant interaction between the ministry and its stakeholders and provide advice on policies and operational strategies.
The board is chaired by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta and includes Kwaku Kwarteng, Abena Osei-Asare and Patrick Nomo.
Other members are Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Kwasi Agyei, Kosi Yankey, Rev Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, Dr Tony Oteng Gyasi and Prof Stephen Adei.
Listen to Prof Stephen Adei in the attached audio clip below:
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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