President Akufo-Addo has appointed the immediate past Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi as the Chief Executive Officer of the Bui Power Authority.

This was confirmed in a letter sighted by JoyNews and signed by the Chief of Staff, Madam Akosua Frema Osei-Opare.

“Pursuant to Section 9 (2) of the Bui Power Authority Act, 2007 (Act 740), I am pleased to inform you that the President has appointed you to act as the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the Governing Board of the Authority,” the letter dated July 30, 2021 stated.

The former Volta Regional Minister under the erstwhile John Agyekum Kufuor administration takes over from Fred Oware.

Before his appointment, the Chiefs and Queen mothers of the Dzodze Traditional Area in the Ketu North Municipality had petitioned President Akufo-Addo to consider re-appointing him to serve for the second time in his government.

The call from the Chiefs followed the omission of Mr. Dzamesi’s name from the list of ministerial nominees announced by the President.

According to a statement issued by the Chiefs and signed by Torgbui Dey III, the traditional leaders noted that, “Mr. Dzamesi is an industrious son of the land whose contributions towards development have been phenomenal and diverse.”

They explained that Mr. Dzamesi’s involvement in politics in the area brought some benefit to the constituency although in the 2020 election, he failed in his attempt to unseat the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) James Klutse Avedzi

“In as much as chiefs are not to partake in active politics, we, together with our people, ultimately benefit from the political competition between the two major parties in the area as each side tries to present a better solution to our challenges,” they stressed.

The Chiefs added that, “From his days as a Regional Minister during the erstwhile Kufuor’s administration and as a Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister under your tenure, we have come to see that he is a very good development agent.”

“We have also not been surprised that his development-oriented kind of leadership has also seen him win the hearts of a lot of our people in the constituency. No wonder he managed to garner about 23,000 votes when he contested in the 2020 general elections to represent the people in Parliament. This love that is generating around him also saw Your Excellency garner about 15,000 votes in the same election. This, for us, is unprecedented and commendable because he who climbs a fruitful tree must be supported as our elders will say."