President Akufo-Addo names Planning Committee for Ghana @ 60

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January 26, 2017 2:40 PM

The Planning Committee would be chaired by Mr Ken Amankwah with the deputy chief of staff Samuel Jinapor as Vice Chair.

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Speaking at a press briefing at the Flagstaff House to announce the members of the committee, the president said;

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The Planning Committee would be chaired by Mr Ken Amankwah with the deputy chief of staff Samuel Jinapor as Vice Chair.

They will be working with many other state institutions including the office of the vice president's office, the Finance Ministry, State Protocol, the police and the armed forces.

March 6, 2017 will be exactly 60 years since Ghana declared political independence from Great Britain.

Analysis

In 2007 when Ghana turned 50, the Secretariat that oversaw the celebrations was fraught with corruption allegations.

The committee has its work cut out for it and they will need to organise things very quickly as it has just about six weeks to pull the entire thing off and with a tight budget as the country is currently undergoing economic challenges.

The committee's members are:

Ken Amankwah ChairmanSamuel A. Jinapor Vice ChairmanDuke Ofori-Atta SecretaryEugene ArhinLord CommeySam EllisEdmond BoatengMichael Ofori-AttaAma Serwaa NyarkoJefferson SackeyKwaku Danso Misa Communication Working GroupAbyna Ansah Adjei Communication Working GroupRep from Vice President's OfficeDirector of State ProtocolRep. from State ProtocolChief of Protocol - Ministry of Foreign AffairsChief Director - PresidencyDirector - Finance and Administration (Presidency)Director - Budget (Presidency)

Group B: Institutional Representation

Representation from the Ghana Armed Forces, National Security, Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts.

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