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President Mahama dissolves National Sports Authority Board with immediate effect

President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the Governing Board of the National Sports Authority (NSA) with immediate effect, bringing an abrupt end to the tenure of the 15-member body less than nine months after it was inaugurated.

President Mahama dissolves National Sports Authority Board with immediate effect

President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the Governing Board of the National Sports Authority (NSA) with immediate effect. According to Adom Online, this decision is part of a larger move to dissolve the governing boards of nine state institutions.

The affected institutions, as reported by Adom Online and MyJoyOnline Ghana, include Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited, Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG), Ghana Post Company Limited, Road Maintenance Trust Fund, TDC Ghana Limited, and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).

The Presidency, as stated by MyJoyOnline Ghana, has directed the relevant sector Ministers to take necessary steps to give effect to the dissolution, with the affected boards expected to be reconstituted in due course.

Brief written by urgent.news from 3News, Adom Online, MyJoyOnline Ghana — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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