{"id":300661,"date":"2017-03-10T09:03:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T09:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=300661"},"modified":"2017-03-10T09:03:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T09:03:27","slug":"prof-ameyaw-akumfi-chairs-ghana-infrastructural-fund-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/prof-ameyaw-akumfi-chairs-ghana-infrastructural-fund-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof Ameyaw Akumfi chairs Ghana Infrastructural Fund Board"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Nana Akufo Addo has appointed Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi as the Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructural Investment Fund (GIIF).<\/p>\n
His appointment is in accordance with Section 8 of the GIIF Act, 2014 (Act 887).<\/p>\n
A statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare confirmed the appointment of the former Education Minister.<\/p>\n
Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi is a renowned academic with a long standing involvement in an evolutionary educational process.<\/p>\n
He holds a BSc. Degree in Zoology from the University of Ghana, and an MS in Zoology and Ph.D in Zoology from the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n
The GIIF is mandated to provide financial resource to manage, coordinate and invest in a diversified portfolio of infrastructure projects in Ghana for national development.<\/p>\n
The Fund is governed by a nine-member Board, appointed as per section 8 of the Ghana infrastructure investment fund Act, 2014.<\/p>\n
Professor Ameyaw Akumfi has participated in a number of activities related to Higher Education in Ghana.<\/p>\n
He co-coordinated the introduction of the Semester and Course Unit System at the University of Cape-Coast as well as the production of academic programmes for the University College of Education, Winneba in the Central Region.<\/p>\n
He chaired various committees at the University and acted as Vice-Chancellor in the absence of the substantive Vice-Chancellor during his tenure as the Pro Vice-Chancellor.<\/p>\n
One significant activity he undertook in relation to Higher Education when he served as the Chairman of the Committee to Review Staffing in the Polytechnics.<\/p>\n
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By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Nana Akufo Addo has appointed Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi as the Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructural Investment Fund (GIIF). His appointment is in accordance with Section 8 of the GIIF Act, 2014 (Act 887). A statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare confirmed the appointment of the former Education Minister. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":300663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,171,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n