{"id":91729,"date":"2015-02-16T06:02:31","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T06:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=91729"},"modified":"2015-02-16T06:38:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T06:38:26","slug":"mahama-fires-prosper-bani-appoints-julius-debrah-as-chief-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=91729","title":{"rendered":"Mahama fires Prosper Bani, appoints Julius Debrah as Chief of Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chief of Staff Prosper Bani has been relieved of his position by President John Mahama who has now appointed Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Julius Debrah, to replace him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_90409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90409\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Julius-Debrah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-90409 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Julius-Debrah.jpg\" alt=\"Minister of Local Gov't, Julius Debrah\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prosper Bani has now been\u00a0appointed an Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Communications, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah.<\/p>\n<p>Julius Debrah will be assisted by the Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Johnny Osei Kofi who has now been re-assigned to the Flagstaff House.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mahama&#8217;s Flagstaff House shakeup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On February 4, the Presidency confirmed the departures of Communications Adviser to the President, Ben Dotsei Malor and Secretary to the President, Dr. Raymond Atuguba from the Flagstaff House.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours of the exit of the\u00a0two senior officials at the Presidency surfaced with several reports suggesting that the two were\u00a0unhappy about their &#8220;difficult&#8221; working relationship with the then Chief of Staff, Prosper Bani.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88421\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atuguba-Dotse-Malor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88421\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atuguba-Dotse-Malor.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Raymond Atuguba and Ben Dotse Malor\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Raymond Atuguba and Ben Dotse Malor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However\u00a0Prosper Bani who signed the statement said Mr. Dotsei Malor\u2019s exit was as a result of the conclusion of\u00a0\u00a0his one-year contract as Communications Adviser at the Flagstaff House.<\/p>\n<p>The statement also said\u00a0Raymond Atuguba had\u00a0returned to the University of Ghana following the end of his \u201ctwo-year sabbatical leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mahama makes more changes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by the Minister for Communications, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah has also announced the reassignment of William K. Aboah as an Adviser responsible for the restructuring of NACOB into a Commission.<\/p>\n<p>He will also assume the Chairmanship of the NACOB when the Board is constituted.<\/p>\n<p>Baba Issifu Kamara, a Senior Adviser for Special Duties is the new National Security Adviser.<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted the President\u2019s appreciation for the work carried out by all the officials who have exited, and expressed confidence in the capabilities and experience of the new appointees.<\/p>\n<p>The President expects the new appointees to be committed to the task of managing the affairs of the Office of the President in order to realize his vision for the economic transformation of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Nana Ama Agyeman Asante\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief of Staff Prosper Bani has been relieved of his position by President John Mahama who has now appointed Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Julius Debrah, to replace him. &nbsp; Prosper Bani has now been\u00a0appointed an Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary. 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