Public service and career
Appointments and contributions
A chronology of documented milestones. Where the source biography does not give a date, none is shown.
2011
2011
Ghana Tourism Authority
As CEO of the then Ghana Tourist Board, and working with the Ministry of Tourism, he saw the Board transformed into the Ghana Tourism Authority after the passage of the Tourism Act, 2011 (Act 817).
2013
February 2013
Regional Minister
Nominated as Eastern Regional Minister by President Mahama, then reassigned a month later to the Greater Accra Region.
Later
Date not stated in the source biography
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development
Led national work on decentralisation, the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, and rural development.
2015
2015 to 2017
Chief of Staff, first tenure
Appointed Chief of Staff, succeeding Mr. Prosper Douglas Bani, and served until 2017.
2025
2025
Return to the Office of the Chief of Staff
Appointed again as Chief of Staff on the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama.
2026
July 2026
Doctorate, University of Ghana
Awarded a Doctorate in Museum and Heritage Studies by the University of Ghana.
Oct 2026
14 to 16 October 2026
Special Guest of Honour, APSCA 2026
Confirmed as Special Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker at the 7th Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards, Accra.
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Institutional contributions
01
Tourism sector reform
The 2011 transformation of the Ghana Tourist Board into the Ghana Tourism Authority strengthened the institution's mandate to promote, regulate and develop tourism in Ghana.
02
Regional administration
Service as Regional Minister for the Greater Accra Region, the nation's capital and its administrative and commercial hub, following a first nomination to the Eastern Region in 2013.
03
Decentralisation and local government
As Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, he led national efforts on decentralisation, on strengthening the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, and on rural development.
04
Coordination at the Presidency
As Chief of Staff, in 2015 to 2017 and again from 2025, he coordinates the business of the Presidency and the translation of presidential priorities into programmes.