President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr. Nii Moi Thompson Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission.
This was communicated in a statement issued by Acting Presidential Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
He announced that the appointment is pending consultations with the Council of State.
The appointee previously served as the Director-General of the Commission, overseeing the preparation of the country’s 40-year Development Plan.
Dr. Thompson led Ghana’s technical delegations to the UN to develop the SDGs and subsequently guided their integration into Ghana’s national development agenda.
He worked as a senior economist at the New York State Bureau of Fiscal and Economic Analysis in New York City before returning to his hometown in 1997 after a 21-year absence.
He went on to work for himself and a number of local and international organisations, including the United Nations Development Programme, where he was a senior economic advisor in South Africa, before returning home to join Ghana’s government in 2013.

By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana