Samuel Atta Mensah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Coastal Development Authority has resigned in protest over irreconcilable differences between himself and his sector Minister Mavis Hawa Coomson regarding contract award directives he wasn’t comfortable with, MyNewsGH.com has learnt.
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Accra-basesd Citi FM, Samuel Atta-Mensah as the head of the Coastal Development Authority in April 2018.
His appointment was “in accordance with applicable laws,” a statement from the presidency announced.
Mr. Attah-Mensah as head of the Coastal Development Authority was to be assisted by four deputies: Jerry Ahmed Shaib, Bob-Charles Agbontor, Mona Gertrude Effah and Emmanuel Affram Anim
One of them is set to take over in an acting capacity.
The Coastal Development Authority was established alongside the Northern and Middle Belt Development Authorities with a responsibility to implement the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) – the Programme which will ensure the disbursement of the equivalent of $1 million per constituency per year, in fulfillment of President Akufo-Addo’s 2016 campaign pledge.
Source: MyNewsGH.com/Stephen Zoure/2018