Issachar named Administrator-General of Presidential Estates Unit

Accra, Nov. 9, GNA - President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mr. Joseph Donkor Issachar as the Administrator-General of the Presidential Estates Unit.   This is in accordance with Section 8(2) of the Presidential (Transition) Act 2012, ACT 845, a statement signed by Mr J.K. Bebaako-Mensah, Secretary to the President, in Accra on Friday said.   He will be the Head of the Unit, which under Section 8(1) of ACT 845 is to undertake, among other things, take and keep an inventory of the assets and properties of the Government, which are assets and properties not vested in the Lands Commission established under article 258 of the Constitution.   The statement said the Head of the Unit would ensure that assets and properties of the Government were maintained in good condition and tenantable repair.   He would also ensure that, where relevant, the assets and properties of the Government were transferred in good condition and tenantable repair.   “The Administrator-General would also be required to make recommendations to the President in consonance with article 179 of the Constitution, for budgetary allocations for the purpose of the transfer of the reins of Government from one administration to the next administration.”   The statement described Mr. Issachar as an accomplished public service executive with diverse experience in the Ghana Civil Service.   He was appointed Secretary to the Vice President in 2001, a position he held until he was appointed the Head of the Ghana Civil Service in 2006.       He retired from the Civil Service in November 2009 and took up a post-retirement contract appointment as a Resident Scholar (Principal Lecturer) at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Public Services School.     GNA... Read Full Story