[ 2017-03-30 ]

Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku,outgoing Governor of the Bank of Ghana

I wasn’t forced to resign – BoG Governor
The outgoing Governor of the Bank of Ghana has
said his decision to resign barely a year at post
was purely based on “personal” grounds.

Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku is stepping down on
April 1, 2017, but an official announcement is yet
to be made. Reports are rife that he could be
succeeded by a former head of research of the
Central Bank Dr. Ernest Addison.

Dr. Issahaku has denied speculations that he was
under pressure to relinquish his post due to a
change of government.

“They [government] did not force me out. It’s
a personal decision,” the governor, who was
appointed April 4, 2016 by former President John
Mahama told state-owned Daily Graphic.

The International Development Economist with
several years of experience in economic policy
management and development was a Deputy Governor
of the Bank of Ghana. He replaced Dr. Kofi
Wampah.

He worked with the World Bank as a Senior Public
Sector Specialist; the African Development Bank
(ADB) as a Principal Governance Expert and the
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa as a
Development Management Officer.

Also, Dr. Issahaku was a Socio-Economic Advisor
and Project Coordinator for the Canadian
International Development Agency as well as
working as a Senior Planning Analyst with Ghana
National Development Planning Commission. Dr.
Issahaku is married and has four children.

Source - Starrfmonline.com

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