{"id":452375,"date":"2018-01-05T07:57:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T07:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/05\/ive-resigned-2nd-dep-bog-governor\/"},"modified":"2018-01-05T07:57:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T07:57:36","slug":"ive-resigned-2nd-dep-bog-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/05\/ive-resigned-2nd-dep-bog-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"“I’ve resigned” – 2nd Dep. BoG Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama has resigned from his post.<\/p>\n

According to StarrFMonline.com sources at the Central Bank, Dr. Asiama sent his resignation letter to the presidency last Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish to submit my disengagement letter from the post of 2nd<\/sup> deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana, with effect from January 1,2018.<\/p>\n

\u201c I have enjoyed working with the new team for the past one year and remain optimistic on the prospects of the economy,\u201d the resignation letter read in part.<\/p>\n

He subsequently told StarrFMonline.com in a text message that \u201d I have resigned\u201d.<\/p>\n

The resignation comes after weeks of media speculation of his exit.<\/p>\n

It is unclear the reasons for his resignation.<\/p>\n

Dr. Asiama\u2019s \u00a0tenure at the bank would have\u00a0 ended in April 2020.<\/p>\n

His former boss Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku left the top job months after the NPP won the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n

Dr Asiama holds a PhD (Economics) from the University of Southampton, UK and an MPhil (Economics) from the University of Ghana, Legon.<\/p>\n

He has published widely in journals in the area of monetary economics and economic growth and has a strong research interest in monetary policy modelling, economic stabilization and long-term growth in developing countries<\/p>\n

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Source: Ghana\/StarrFMonline.com\/103.5FM<\/p>\n

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