A former General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah has been appointed as the new chairman of the reconstituted seven member Board of the Ghana Statistical Service. 

Other members of the Board, include Government Statistician, Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu, Mrs. Nelly Mireku, Director of Research at the Ministry of Finance Dr. Zakaria Mumuni, Prof. Mariama Awumbila, Dr. Philomena Nyarko, and Dr. Paul Kwame Butakor.

Inaugurating the board, the Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem charged the new Board to strengthen the National Data Systems.

He tasked the Board to ensure accurate and reliable data system for the country’s development.

Mr. Nyarko Ampem reminded the committee that good data is key to making the right decisions, especially when resources are limited.

He urged the Board to demonstrate strong leadership and ensure they produce accurate, relevant, and timely data to support the country’s development.

He also assured the committee of government’s full support in the discharge of their mandate

Speaking on behalf of the committee, its Chairman, Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, thanked President John Mahama and the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, for entrusting them with this responsibility and enumerated a number of strategies to support government’s key initiatives.