President Akufo-Addo has replaced the Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission, Dr. Wilfred Anim-Odame, with Mr. Suleimana Dawuda Mahama.
The new head of the Commission holds a degree in Land Economy from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and an MBA from the Pennsylvania State University in the USA.
He is also a fellow of the Ghana Institute of Surveyors.
He has a long-standing association with the agency he now heads, having started working at the place after completion of his studies at KNUST.
Mr. Mahama rose to become a Technical Director at the Lands Ministry and has been involved in many critical land management projects during his many years in the service of the state.
He lectured Leadership and Governance at GIMPA and Land Administration at the Ghana Institute of Surveyors.
As a management consultant, he is expected to bring his experience to bear on the now integrated Lands Commission.
President Akufo-Addo expects the convoluted issue of lands in the country to be tackled head-on, hence the appointment of an experienced personality like the new executive secretary, whose insistence on quality service and abhorrence for corruption has won many hearts over the years.
The Lands Commission with its baggage of negative impression among Ghanaians could be heading for an effective laundering.
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