Prof Ransford Gyampo Appointed CEO Of Ghana Shippers Authority

Prof Ransford Gyampo Appointed CEO Of Ghana Shippers Authority

  • Professor Ransford Gyampo has been appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority
  • Gyampo is a political analyst and a professor at the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department
  • He is replacing Kwesi Baffour Sarpong who served under the Akufo-Addo administration after being appointed in December 2023

The president has appointed Professor Ransford Gyampo as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority.

Gyampo, a member of the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department, will be replacing Kwesi Baffour Sarpong, who was appointed under the Akufo-Addo administration in December 2023.

Professor Ransford Gyampo, Ghana Shippers Authority, John Mahama
Professor Ransford Gyampo gets an appointment as Acting CEO of the Ghana Shippers Authority. Source: Professor Ransford Gyampo
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Reports indicated that the appointment was formally confirmed in a letter from the presidency.

According to 3News sources, Sarpong has been directed to transfer his responsibilities to Prof. Gyampo immediately.

Gyampo has been the President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, University of Ghana branch since 2023.

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He is a former Director of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Ghana and previously served as the union's General Secretary.

Gyampo's controversial past

Gyampo faced heavy criticism after being caught by a 2019 BBC investigation sexualy harassing a student.

He was caught making proposals of marriage to an undercover journalist who disguised as a female student wanting to be mentored by him.

Gyampo was suspended without pay after an investigation by the University of Ghana.

He disputed the conclusions of the video saying it was edited to be biased against him.

Other recent Mahama appointments

Mahama also appointed Prof Kobby Mensah as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Tourism Development Company Limited.

Mensah is noted as an expert in tourism marketing and an Associate Professor at the University of Ghana Business School.

The government also announced the appointment of Dr. Kamal-Deen Ali as the Acting Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority.

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Margaret Ansei was appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA).

Mahama also appointed a lawyer, Abass Nurudeen, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Social Investment Fund (SIF).

Mahama sets up National Economic Dialogue team

YEN.com.gh reported that Mahama has constituted a seven-member National Economic Dialogue (NED) Planning Committee.

The initiative is intended to address the nation’s pressing economic challenges while charting a path towards sustainable development.

A statement from the presidency said economist Dr Ishmael Yamson leads the committee.

The National Economic Dialogue is expected to offer a platform for dialogue and consultation on the country's pressing development challenges.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.