The Office of the President has said the exit of John Ofori-Tenkorang from the position of director general of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) had nothing to do with any form of misconduct or malfeasance on his part.
Last week, President Akufo-Addo replaced Dr Ofori-Tenkorang with Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo as SSNIT director general.
The move sparked speculation in the media, but a statement signed by the director of communications at the Office of the President, Eugene Arhin, on Saturday (13 April) said Dr Ofori-Tenkorang’s exit from office is in line with the ongoing restructuring of government being undertaken by President Akufo-Addo.
“Contrary to some speculation in the media, the Office of the President would like to place on record that the exit of Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang from the position of director general of SSNIT had nothing to do with any form of misconduct or malfeasance on his part,” the statement said
“The president is satisfied with the performance of Dr Ofori-Tenkorang as director general of SSNIT in the past seven years, as the institution, under his watch, witnessed some impressive transformation,” the statement added.
As part of the ongoing restructuring at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Miss Pearl Darko, who was the deputy director general in charge of operations at the SSNIT has moved from the Trust to take up the role of Commissioner responsible for the Support Services Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
Mr Michael Addo, the first deputy director general in charge of finance and administration at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), who has tendered his resignation, will also be replaced by the appointing authority in the coming days.
Asaase News has picked up from its sources close to the campaign team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the former SSNIT D-G John Ofori-Tenkorang is about to be handed a big role in Dr Bawumia’s campaign.
John Ofori-Tenkorang is also considered a part of Dr Bawumia’s kitchen cabinet and is likely to be given a role that will allow him to concentrate on the NPP presidential campaign efforts from now till the elections are held on 7 December 2024.
John Ofori-Tenkorang was a key member of the 2016 manifesto team of the NPP who put together the winning manifesto. He was also a key member of the NPP’s defensive campaign operations in the Afram Plains area, where the party believed election rigging was rampant against the NPP.
Reporting by Wilberforce Asare in Accra
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