Samuel Abu Jinapor, a newly appointed Deputy Chief of Staff, has promised not to let President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo down for the trust reposed in him.<\/p>\n
Akufo-Addo on Wednesday in announcing his administrative staff named Mr. Jinapor and Francis Asenso-Boakye as deputies to the first female Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare.<\/p>\n
He also made other appointments including his Secretary, Director of Operations, Director of Communications at the Presidency among others.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”rXnCIeA3iZYtKe9ZtJaDvVDtLbd3mA8a”]An elated Jinapor while expressing his excitement over the appointment on the Point Blank<\/strong> segment on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, said he will discharge his duties as expected of him.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026this is extraordinary confidence he\u2019s reposed in me, it\u2019s not a decision that is taken lightly so you dare not let the president down. I intend not to let his government down, I intend not to let the people of this country down, and for that matter not to let myself down. I intend to bring the best that anyone can on the table in this regard,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Some members of the New Patriotic Party, which will take over the administration of Ghana on January 7, 2016, took to social media to criticize Akufo-Addo\u2019s decision to appoint Jinapor for such a position, prior to the official announcement.<\/p>\n But in his response, Mr. Jinapor said he takes such criticisms in good faith because it challenges him to even do better.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were those observations, apprehensions and criticisms; but this is the way I come to it; I think that everybody is entitled to their view in a democracy and therefore I respect the views expressed. We all cannot agree on a particular issue. The most important thing is that the President-elect had expressed enormous confidence in me and I\u2019m very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere are many others who want the president to succeed and therefore they are allowed to have apprehensions and anxiety. I just take that as a challenge and the way I see it is to first of all not to let the president down,\u201d Mr. Jinapor added.<\/p>\n About Jinapor<\/strong><\/p>\n Samuel Abu Jinapor is 33 years old. He first graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics.<\/p>\n He earned a Bachelor\u2019s of Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, in 2010, and was subsequently called to the Ghanaian Bar as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Ghana in 2012.<\/p>\n In addition, Mr. Jinapor is expected to earn a Master\u2019s Degree in Law (LLM) in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) from the Faculty of Law, University Of Ghana, in May, 2017.<\/p>\n He is a member of the reputable commercial and corporate law firm, Messrs. Kulendi @ Law. He has been since his undergraduate days, a close aide of the President-Elect.<\/p>\n He is married with one child.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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