Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has denied being behind the reappointment of Linda Boamah Asante, a former Deputy CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) as Director IM/HSSE when she is supposed to leave the scene.
Reacting to reports that suggested he, chief of staff Julius Debrah had a hand in maintaining the NPP appointee as a Director, Mr. Julius Debrah said he has not met the said Linda Asante and does not know her.
“I’ve never met her in my life, neither do I even know her,” the Chief of Staff reportedly said in reaction to an earlier report by MyNewsGh.com. Mr. Debrah however failed to indicate whether he is aware of the situation at NPA about the NPP appointee.
The political appointee who was elevated to Deputy CEO of the NPA by then President Akufo-Addo pursuant to Section 49 (1) of the National Petroleum Authority Act, 2005 (Act 691), along with Perry Okudzeto has managed to warm herself into the NPA to stay on as a director with the alleged approval of the new Acting CEO.
Insiders told this portal by agreeing to accept a political appointment, Mrs Linda Boamah Asante was no longer considered a regular staff of the NPA and could not have been reassigned as Director without a formal recruitment process, a source told this portal.
Linda Boamah Asante is said to have maneuvered to be maintained at post as Director of Inspections, Monitoring and Health, Safety and Environment (IM&HSE) of the NPA after a “UK meeting”, insiders have MyNewsGh.com with some details.
The counterpart of Mrs Boamah Asante, appointed along with her, Mr. Perry Okudzeto as well as CEO Dr. Mustapha Hamid have all resigned and left.
It is unclear the recruitment process undertaken by new Acting CEO Godwin Tamakloe
Madam Boamah Asante is reportedly associated with the New Patriotic Party even before her appointment in 2022 and has close relationships with Akufo-Addo, former Energy Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh among other top figures of the erstwhile administration.
The acting CEO of the NPA, Godwin Tamakloe is reportedly aware of the development as he led the restructuring that saw her maintained at post.
