Membership of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC); the statutory physique with oversight accountability of the administration and use of the nation’s petroleum revenues, has been reconstituted following the expiration of the tenure of some Members.
New Members have been sworn-in along with some Members who had their tenure renewed by their nominating establishments, on Tuesday, twenty eighth September, 2021, in Accra.
The new Members are Mrs Clara Beeri Kasser-Tee who changed Professor Akosua Darkwah, because the consultant of the Independent Policy Research Think Tanks and Odeefuo Amoakwa Buadu VIII, representing the National House of Chiefs, and changing Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II.
The Members who have been re-nominated are Professor Kwame Adom-Frimpong, representing the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), Mr Nasir Alfa Mohammed of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and Mr Bashiru Abdul-Razak of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI).
In a brief tackle, a Deputy Minister for Finance, Mr John Kumah, reiterated authorities’s dedication to supporting PIAC to hold out its mandate. He urged the Members to contemplate their appointment as a name to public service, and to fulfil the mandate of PIAC to make sure that residents benefitted from the nation’s petroleum income.
In a response, Professor Kwame Adom-Frimpong urged Government to take motion on PIAC’s suggestions to make sure efficient and environment friendly use of petroleum revenues.
The reconstituted Committee re-elected Professor Kwame Adom-Frimpong as its Chairman for one more one-year time period in a gathering on Thursday, thirtieth September, 2021.
Accepting his re-election, he expressed gratitude to the Committee for the boldness reposed in him, and pledged his dedication to PIAC and repair of the citizenry.
Prof. Adom-Frimpong is at the moment the Managing Director of Mainstream Reinsurance Company. He beforehand labored with PricewaterhouseCoopers as Audit Supervisor, SSNIT as Head of Audit, and at ABC Brewery Company as Senior Cost and Management Accountant.
As a graduate of the University of Wales, Bangor, UK (MBA) and the University of London, he additionally obtained a Doctorate diploma in Business Administration (DBA-Finance choice) from the Faculty of Professional Studies, Arcadia University, USA, in 2001 and once more had PhD in Economics Finance from the identical University in 2004.
Prof. Adom-Frimpong is a professional Chartered Accountant, and the quick previous President of the ICAG (2018- 2020). He is a Fellow of each the Chartered Institute of Bankers (FCIB) and Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana (FCIIG). He can be a Barrister-at-Law, and a member of the Ghana Bar Association.
After his re-election, Prof Adom-Frimpong swore in Mr Osei Kwadwo Addo as a Member, representing the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). The newly-elected Vice Chair of the Committee is Mr Nasir Alfa Mohammed of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA).
Source: 3news.com|Ghana
