A National Asset Management Working Committee has been established by Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Minister of Finance, with the responsibility of identifying, accounting for, and guaranteeing the appropriate management of Ghana’s public assets.
During the ceremony in Accra, Dr. Forson emphasized that a significant weakness in public financial management is the lack of an extensive State Assets Register.
He urged immediate action to undo years of government property abuse, neglect, and illegal habitation.
Additionally, he urged the committee to stop the wanton sale of public lands and the declining state of other state assets.
Deputy Minister for Finance Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko, who chairs the committee, promised that under his direction, the practice of purchasing new public assets without first evaluating the ones that already exist will end.
The committee’s whole membership consists of:
1. Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance (Chairperson)
2. Ms. Abigail Naa Odoi – Deputy Director, Office of the President
3. Mr. Edwin Nkrumah – Assistant Chief Estate Manager, Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources
4. Dr. Sylvia Adusu – Chief State Attorney, Attorney-General’s Department
5. Mrs. Mavis Asare Donkor – Director of General Administration, Ministry of Education
6. Mr. Frank Raji – Director of General Administration, Ministry of Health
7. Mr. Theophilus Okine – Director of Procurement and Supply Chain, Ministry of Defence
8. Dr. Gideon Asamoah Tetteh – Director of Finance and Administration, Ministry of the Interior
9. Mr. Erya Nutsugah – Director of Policy, Planning, Budget, Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
10. Mr. Dela Kemevor – Director of General Administration, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs
11. Mr. Walter A. Adabere – Acting Director of Administration and Deputy Director, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Office of the Administrator-General
12. Dr. Gad Asowoe Akwensivie (Esq.) – Acting Administrator, Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands
13. Mr. Anthony Mallen Ntiador – Acting Deputy Executive Secretary, Lands Commission
14. Mr. James Bondzie – Principal Estate Manager, Public Works Department
15. Mrs. Millicent Atuguba – Acting General Manager, Operations, State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA)
Source: newsthemegh.com