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Prof. Gyampo to lead shipping reforms as CEO of Ghana Shippers Authority

Source The Ghana Report

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Professor Ransford Edward Van Gyampo, a renowned political science professor at the University of Ghana, as the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority.

This was announced in a letter signed by Dr. Calistus Mahama, the Executive Secretary to the president.

Prof. Gyampo succeeds Kwesi Baffour Sarpong, who was appointed to the position by former President Akufo-Addo in December 2023.

The appointment of Professor Gyampo is with immediate effect.

In the meantime, Mr. Sarpong has been directed to swiftly hand over his responsibilities to Prof. Gyampo to ensure a smooth change in leadership.

Profile of Professor Ransford Edward Van Gyampo

Prof. Gyampo holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Ghana and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

His research interest lies in the areas of Governance, Leadership and Democratic Development in Ghana and Africa; Youth Empowerment and Development; Natural Resource Management; Electoral Studies; Ghanaian and African Politics; Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea; and Building Resilient Peace in Africa.

For 14 years, he worked at the Governance Unit of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Ghana), rising through the ranks as Research Assistant to the position of Senior Research Fellow.

He led a number of research projects and played a key role in the IEA’s Socio-Economic and Governance Surveys that churned out evidence-based research findings on critical socio-economic and governance issues affecting Ghanaians and proffered proposals to address them.

Prof Gyampo also worked at the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) as Senior Research Fellow for two years and assisted with research on the IDEG’s democratic devolution programmes that were aimed at giving more power of decision making on key governance issues, including the direct elections of Metropolitan/Municipal/District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to the people at the grassroots.

He heads the Youth Bridge Research institute (YBRI) and has been involved for the last 7 years, in the conduct of important research issues and policy engagements on matters germane to youth development, mentorship, and participation in decision making locally and nationally, in Ghana and Africa.

He is a member of Ghana’s Electoral Reforms Committee and played a key role in identifying the challenges of Ghana’s electoral processes and submitting electoral reform proposals to the Electoral Commission for the purposes of fine-tuning Ghana’s electoral system.

He is also a member of the Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA) Consultative Committee, a Committee set up by the Electoral Commission of Ghana to research, consult and advise on the implementation of the law that mandates Ghanaians living abroad to vote in Ghanaian elections.

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