BoG 1st Deputy Governor proceeds on leave
The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, has decided to proceed on leave with effect from yesterday (February 5, 2025, prior to the end of his contract.
A statement issued in Accra on Tuesday by the Communications Department of the BoG, and copied to the Ghanaian Times, said the decision of Dr Opoku-Afari to take his accumulated leave ahead of the end of his contract, has received approval by the President, John Dramani Mahama.
Dr Opoku-Afari was appointed on August 7, 2017, for his first four-year term as First Deputy Governor, and re-appointed for a second term on August 7, 2021.
It said in line with the Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (Act 612), as amended, his tenure as First Deputy Governor ends on August 6, 2025, after successfully serving two full terms as allowed under the Act.
The statement also indicated thatt the BoG thanked Dr Opoku-Afari for his service to the Bank and the Republic and wishes him well in his future endeavours.
Dr Opoku-Afari since 2017 had supported the outgone Governor, Dr Ernest Addison, to initiate a lot of innovations.
This won the BoG several awards, both locally and internationally, for the various innovations introduced by the Bank such as the eCedi, an electronic version of the local currency and the BoG’s Regulatory Sandbox for payers in the Fintech sector to test their innovations.
BY TIMES REPORTER
