President Akufo-Addo has appointed the National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party, Henry Nana Boakye, as the new Board Chairman of the National Food Buffer Stock Company Limited.
Until this appointment, he was the Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Scheme in charge of Operations and Programmes.
Nana B had his tertiary education at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) in Tarkwa and he had the privilege to be a founding member and President of TESCON, UMaT in the 2004/2005 academic year.
Nana B also served as Polling station chairman for the KNUST, SECURITY. Oforikrom Constituency as well as the Communication officer for Oforikrom in 2013-2015 and a great Campaign team member for the Oforikrom constituency in the 2012 elections.
The Buffer Stock was incorporated under the Companies Code of Ghana, 1963, Act 179.
It is mandated to provide enough foodstuffs to feed the more than 1.2 million Free SHS students under the government’s Free Senior High School policy.
It is a limited liability company, wholly owned by the government, with the mandate to guarantee an assured income to farmers by providing a minimum guaranteed price and ready market.
Meanwhile, the President has also appointed Alhaji Hanan Abdul-Wahab as Chief Executive Officer of NAFCO.
