President Akufo-Addo, on December 11, 2023, appointed John Boadu as the Director-General for the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA).

The announcement was made through a letter from the Office of the President and was endorsed by the President's Executive Secretary, Nana Asante Bediatuo.

The letter clarified that the appointment of Mr. Boadu is in accordance with the SIGA Act 2019 (Act 900).

“Pursuant to Section 17 (2) of the State Interests and Governance Authority Act, 2019 (Act 990), I am pleased to inform you that the President has appointed you to act as the Director-General of State Interests and Governance Authority (the ‘Authority’ ) pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the governing Board of the Authority, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission.”

This role was previously held by Stephen Asamoah Boateng, who stepped down as he sought the position of the National Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) officially appointed Ms. Hollistar Duah-Yentumi (Esq.) as its Acting Director-General. Her assumption of the role became effective on Monday, November 20, 2023.

Profile

Mr John Boadu is an accountant, a quantitative analyst, a political realist and a father of four. He comes from Assin Fosu in the Central Region of the country.

He attained a GCE Advance Level Certificate from the Opoku Ware Secondary School in Kumasi and proceeded to the University of Ghana-Legon, where he read Bachelor of Science (Bsc) in Business Administration (Accounting option).

Mr Boadu worked as the General Manager of Faab Limited and as a Financial Controller at FM Woodtech Limited in the 90s. He is currently the Secretary of Express Way Microfinance Company Limited, Board Member of the Tema Oil Refinery, Board Member and Chairman of the auditing committee of Guinness Ghana Limited and the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Shokram Company Limited.

From being a member of the Danquah-Busia Club in 1991, Mr Boadu became a polling station chairman and agent at the Korle-Bu polling station and then became the Constituency Secretary of the Ablekuma South Constituency.

He was the trainer of trainees in the Greater Accra and Volta Regions for the 2000 elections. He subsequently occupied the positions of Director of Information and Research for the Greater Accra Region and Finance Officer at the head office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2001.

He was the National Youth Treasurer from 2002 till 2006 when he became the National Youth Organizer of the party. He was appointed Deputy Director of Communication from 2011 to 2013.

He proceeded to become National Organizer in 2014 and acted as General Secretary in 2015 till he was elected into same position in 2018.

In 2022, John Boadu lost the position to Mr. Justin Frimpong Koduah, alias JFK in the keenly contested election held at the Accra Sports Stadium.

SIGA

The beginning of what is now the State Interests and Governance Authority, SIGA is traceable to the State Enterprise Secretariat (SES), which was incorporated in 1965 under a Legislative Instrument (L.I. 47).

The core mandate of the State Enterprise Secretariat was to promote within the framework of Government policy, the efficient and profitable operations of Statutory Corporations engaged in trade and industry.