{"id":2555,"date":"2025-08-22T12:15:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mida.gov.gh\/staging\/3036\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:11:47","slug":"chief-of-staff-inaugurates-mida-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mida.gov.gh\/staging\/3036\/chief-of-staff-inaugurates-mida-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief of Staff Inaugurates MiDA Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2555\" class=\"elementor elementor-2555\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6111db0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6111db0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0e5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d0e5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Press Release<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39a634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e39a634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has officially inaugurated the Board of Directors of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), urging members to rally behind the organisation\u2019s Chief Executive, Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, whom he described as \u201cvery innovative and progressive.\u201d<\/p><p>At a brief ceremony in Accra, Mr. Debrah emphasized the critical role MiDA plays in the government\u2019s development agenda, and called on the newly constituted board to lend their full support to Mr. Mould in advancing the authority\u2019s objectives.<\/p><p>The newly inaugurated board is chaired by Mr. Charles Abugre Akelyira and includes five ministers of state: Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson (Minister of Finance), John Abdulai Jinapor (Minister of Energy), Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey (Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection), Dr. Dominic Ayine (Attorney General and Minister of Justice), and Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare (Minister of Trade).<\/p><p>Other members of the board are Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould (Chief Executive of MiDA), John Awuah (private sector representative from the Private Enterprise Foundation), Ralph Mawuenyega Kojo Ayitey (private sector representative from the Association of Ghana Industries), and Ing. Dr. William Amuna.<\/p><p>Speaking on behalf of the board\u2019s chairperson, the Minister of Energy, John Abdulai Jinapor, pledged the board\u2019s commitment to supporting President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s &#8220;reset agenda.&#8221;<\/p><p>He stressed that the board would work diligently to fast-track initiatives that promote sustainable economic growth.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are poised to help the President achieve his reset agenda, and we will do everything possible to accelerate the economic growth of the country,\u201d Mr. Jinapor affirmed.<\/p><p>The newly formed board is expected to provide strategic direction and oversight to MiDA as it executes its mandate in alignment with the government\u2019s development priorities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89844c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-foogallery\" data-id=\"89844c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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