President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA) Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri and his two deputies, Richard Ebbah Obeng and Bright Acheampong.
This comes after Mr. Asigri failed to succumb to pressure from the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare to resign over allegations of procurement breaches.
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“I regret to inform you that the President of the Republic has terminated your appointment,” a statement signed by Sports Minister, Isaac Asiamah said.
“Please ensure that you hand over and cease to act” not later than close of business on Wednesday, 4th September, 2019, the termination letter dated Tuesday, September 3, 2019, said.
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The trio will hand over to the Director of Technical Projects of the Authority, Emmanuel Anaman-Mensah.
A few weeks ago, a member of the board of the Authority, Arnold Boateng resigned over what he termed as “real issues”.
Below are their statements
Source: Adomonline.com