President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has effected new appointments in the leadership of the National Security apparatus.
All the changes will take effect from Monday 8th August, 2022.
A statement by Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin said National Security Co-ordinator, Amb. Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Francis Adu-Amanfoh has been reassigned to act as Special Advisor to the President for the Accra Initiative.
He will be working out of the Office of the President.
The Accra Initiative was launched in September 2017 by Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire as a vehicle for enhanced security cooperation amongst the countries, in response to the growing threats of terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa.
In accordance with Section 20 (1) of the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, (Act 1030), President Akufo-Addo has subsequently appointed Mr. Edward Asomani, Deputy National Security Co-ordinator, to act as National Security Co-ordinator.
The confirmation of his appointment is subject to the receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the National Security Council, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission.
The President has also appointed Mr. Kwaku Domfeh, Director General of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), as Ambassador-designate to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The President has also appointed Nana Attobrah Quaicoe, currently Deputy Director-General of NIB, to act as Director-General of the National Intelligence Bureau further to Section 15 (1) of the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2020 (Act 1030).
His confirmation is also subject to the advice of the National Security Council in consultation with the Public Services Commission.