President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Ing. Owura Kwaku Sarfo as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Millennium Development Authority (MIDA).<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”2uqowsP5ffYfSxyU4tnMr17ivtTP3ACB”]According to a press release signed by Board Chairman of MIDA, Prof. \u00a0Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, the new appointment is \u201cin accordance with the advice of the governing Board of the Millennium Development Authority, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will oversee the implementation of Ghana\u2019s second Compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation of the U.S.A. The US$498 million Compact is focused on the strengthening the power sector.\u201d<\/p>\n
About the new MIDA Boss<\/strong><\/p>\n lng. Owura Kwaku Sarfo, aged 56 years, graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 1981.<\/p>\n He obtained a Master of Public Administration Degree from Harvard University in the United States of America in 2002. He is a member of the Ghana Institute of Engineers.<\/p>\n Ing. Owura Kwaku Sarfo started work at the Volta River Authority and served in various capacities as follows: Assistant Civil Engineer, Civil Engineer, Senior Civil Engineer, Principal Civil Engineer (1982 \u2014\u00a01994); Projects Manager in charge of Engineering Design and Construction (1994 \u2014 2002); Director of Real Estates (2002 \u2014 2005); Director of Procurement (2005 \u2014 2008).<\/p>\n He was the Chief Executive Officer\u00a0of the Volta River Authority from 2008 to 2010. lng. 0. K. Sarfo worked as the Managing Director of the ROFAS & BRAGA Limited from 2010 to 2011.<\/p>\n He has been the Managing Director of the Accra Compost\u00a0and Recycling Plant Limited since 2011. He has attended several courses, conferences, seminars and workshops.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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