Former Deputy Energy Minister Andrews Egyapa Mercer has alleged that the President’s decision to dissolve the Boards of nine state-owned organisations without publicly stating any reason could be politically motivated.
Speaking on TV3’s Daily Brief, Wednesday, September 2, 2026 he claimed that there are suggestions that several of the removed directors were sympathisers of NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who has intentions of contesting for the party’s flagbearership.
Mercer stressed that if political considerations influenced the dissolution of the several Boards, the public should be told.
“If it is purely political as it is being suggested in some circles that most of these people who have been removed are Asiedu Nketia sympathizers and that the President is positioning the Board in such a manner as to favour one person in his party against others, we should know,” he stated.
He further questioned the decision to dissolve the boards of the nine state-owned organisations.
According to Mercer, the wholesale removal of the board directors is “very unprecedented”, particularly because no explanation was given by President John Dramani Mahama for the decision.
He argued that Ghanaians deserve to know whether the board members were removed over incompetence, mismanagement or the findings of a report on their performance.
“If it is arising out of incompetence, we should know; if it is mismanagement, we should know. If it is the report that they delivered pursuant to which this report was issued, we should know,” Mercer said.
“I don’t think it is proper for us to be told that the Board has been dissolved without more. That certainly cannot be fair to the good people of Ghana,” he remarked.
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate dissolution of the boards of nine state institutions and companies.
The affected institutions are; Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited, Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) and Ghana Post Company Limited.
The rest are; Road Maintenance Trust Fund, TDC Ghana Limited, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and the National Sports Authority.
In a letter issued on September 2 by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Callistus Mahama, the directive required the appropriate authorities to take all necessary steps in accordance with the applicable laws and governing instruments to formally notify the affected board members.
Management teams of the affected institutions are to continue overseeing their day-to-day operations under the supervision of their respective sector ministries pending the reconstitution of the Boards.
However, management has been directed not to take any major policy, financial or contractual decisions requiring board approval without prior authorisation from the appropriate authority during the interim period.
The dissolved boards are expected to be reconstituted in due course.
The President also expressed appreciation to the outgoing board members for their services.
