President John Mahama has appointed Dr. Mark-Oliver Kevor as the Acting Director General of the National Information Technology Agency (NiTA).

He is to replace Richard Okyere-Fosu who was appointed by the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government.

Dr Oliver-Kevor is the current Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress and a senior lecturer at the faculty of science and technology at the Presbyterian University, Ghana.

As a lecturer with close to 20 years experience, he has an interest in researching Knowledge Management Systems, ICT and SME studies, Telecommunication and Telecommunication services and Information Security.

He also served as a member of the Board of the National Communications Authority under President Mahama's first administration with an additional responsibility as government expert on International Information Security at the United Nations.

Dr Oliver-Kevor holds a PhD in Information Systems from the University of Ghana, a Master of Science degree in ICT and Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical And Electronic Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology.

In 1999, the young Mark Oliver Kevor led St. Peter's Boys Secondary School to the semi finals of the then Brilliant Science and Maths quiz.