President Mahama dissolves boards of nine state institutions
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- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama dissolved the boards of nine state institutions with immediate effect.
- The affected bodies include BOST, VALCO, Consolidated Bank Ghana, Ghana Post, the National Sports Authority and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation.
- Sector ministers must implement the decision under the institutions’ applicable laws, while new boards will be formed later.
President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the boards of nine Ghanaian state institutions with immediate effect.
The institutions include Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited, the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company, the Volta Aluminium Company, Consolidated Bank Ghana, Ghana Post Company and the Road Maintenance Trust Fund. The list also includes TDC Ghana, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and the National Sports Authority.
In a statement issued by the Presidency on Sept. 2, 2026, Mahama directed the relevant sector ministers to take the necessary steps to implement the dissolution. The ministers must act in accordance with the laws and governing instruments applying to each institution.
The Presidency said the affected boards would be reconstituted in due course. The statement was signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the president’s spokesperson and minister for government communications.
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