Akufo-Addo appoints John Boadu as Director General of SIGA

President Akufo-Addo has appointed former NPP General Secretary, John Boadu as Director General of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA).

He succeeds Ambassador Edward Boateng, who attuned attained the statutory retirement age tin June 2023 and was given an extension up to November 2023.

Letter

A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, said that Boadu “is to act as the director general of SIGA pending the constitutionally required advice of the governing board of the Authority, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission”.

“Pursuant to Section 17 (2) of the State Interests and Governance Authority Act 2019 (Act 990), I am pleased to inform you that the President has appointed you to act as the Director-General of State Interests and Governance Authority (‘the Authority’) pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the governing board of the Authority, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission,” said the appointment letter, dated 11 December 2023.

“I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment. Kindly indicate your acceptance or otherwise of this appointment within 14 days of receipt of this letter,” the letter stated.

SIGA

SIGA is a public institution mandated to facilitate performance management in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and other prescribed bodies, within the framework of government policy.

Biography

John Boadu, a native of Assin Fosu in the Central Region, is an accountant, a quantitative analyst, a political realist and a father of four.

He attained his GCE Advance Level Certificate from Opoku Ware School in Kumasi and proceeded to the University of Ghana, where he read Bachelor of Science (Bsc) in Business Administration (Accounting option).

Mr Boadu worked as the General Manager of Faab Limited and as a Financial Controller at FM Woodtech Limited in the 90s.

He is a Board Member of the Tema Oil Refinery, Board Member and Chairman of the auditing committee of Guinness Ghana Limited and the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Shokram Company Limited.

From being a member of the Danquah-Busia Club in 1991, Mr Boadu became a polling station chairman and agent at the Korle-Bu polling station and then became the Constituency Secretary of the Ablekuma South Constituency of the NPP.

He was the NPP trainer of trainees in the Greater Accra and Volta Regions for the 2000 elections. He subsequently occupied the positions of Director of Information and Research for the Greater Accra Region and Finance Officer at the head office of the party.

He was the National Youth Treasurer from 2002 till 2006 when he became the National Youth Organizer of the party. He was appointed Deputy Director of Communication from 2011 to 2013.

He proceeded to become National Organizer in 2014 and acted as General Secretary in 2015 till he was elected into same position in 2018. He lost the position in the last NPP national elections.