Former Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof. Ken Attafuah, has formally requested that Dr. Callistus Mahama, Executive Secretary to the President, retract a letter that allegedly revoked his appointment.The letter, which surfaced on social media on Thursday, January 16, 2025, claimed that Prof. Attafuah’s position as Executive Secretary of the NIA had been revoked, with immediate effect.

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It also directed him to hand over his responsibilities to Mr. Wisdom Yayra Deku, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the NIA.However, in a Facebook post on January 18, 2025, Prof. Attafuah clarified that he had retired from public service on November 13, 2024, after his post-retirement contract expired following his 65th birthday on November 9, 2024.

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He stated, “My exit from NIA followed the expiration of my post-retirement contract after my 65th birthday on 9th November 2024."Prof. Attafuah emphasized that his official handover of duties had been completed before the incident. He handed over his responsibilities to Mr. Mahama Suleman Sualihu, Director of Internal Audit at the NIA, who has been serving as the acting Executive Secretary since November 14, 2024.

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“I handed over the duties of my office to Mr. Mahama Suleman Sualihu, Director of Internal Audit at NIA, who has been acting as the Executive Secretary since 14th November 2024 (following a resolution of the NIA Governing Board)," he wrote in his post. “I duly submitted my Handing Over Notes to the Transition Team on time (and have handed over all properties belonging to NIA in my custody).

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"He went on to address the confusion surrounding the letter, urging the public to disregard any claims to the contrary. “The withdrawal of the impugned letter will help redress the awkwardness and embarrassment it has caused me personally, and also address any apparent slighting of the lawful appointment of Mr. Mahama Sualihu as Ag. Executive Secretary since 14th November,” he said.Prof.

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Attafuah further shared details of his conversation with Dr. Mahama, revealing that they had discussed the situation and the misunderstanding behind the circulated letter.“In short, I’m happily retired and not serving as Executive Secretary of NIA. Any suggestion to the contrary is false and should be disregarded,” he concluded.Prof. Attafuah has expressed confidence that Dr.

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Mahama would act to resolve the matter, stating that he had been assured that the letter would be formally withdrawn by Monday, January 22, 2025.<img src="

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