The Managing Editor for Energy News Africa, Michael Creg Afful has shared his sentiments on the president’s silence to appoint boards of state-owned enterprises.
According to him, the ruling government was required to reconstitute the boards of state-owned enterprises after the president stated to dissolve them.
“Under this current administration, the president was expected to reconstitute all the various boards of the state-owned enterprises after he stated to dissolve them. This was supposed to happen some few weeks ago but we are almost in the fifth month and yet nothing has been heard”, he said.
Speaking in an interview, he added that he has not been able to identify the cause of the delay for the appointment of the boards and it is quite sad that we are witnessing this under a continuing government.
He added that the board of directors plays a vital role in policymaking because without them certain policies and decisions cannot be implemented; the managers and CEOs will need their approval before certain activities take place.
“When you go to the various state enterprises the CEOs or managing directors cannot take decisions on their own without consulting the board, so even if as a manager you draw a budget for 2021 as an organization you need the approval of the board”, he said.
According to him, due to the delay in the appointment of the board, there has been no major decision-making or activities in the last four months by any of the enterprises because of the absence of the board.
He stated that, if the board members are not appointed, then certain activities regarding the state-owned enterprises in the budget drew by the finance minister and approved by the parliament will not be activated because there is no board to implement the decisions.
He pleaded with the State Interest and Governance Agency, Asamoah Boateng, to take control of the situation and find the reasons for the delay so the board can begin its work and consequently this can help the economy grow.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
