{"id":606713,"date":"2019-04-10T11:07:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T11:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 10 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanaiantimes.com.gh<\/p>\n2019-04-10\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04"},"modified":"2019-04-10T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T11:07:13","slug":"akufo-addo-appoints-new-government-statistician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/10\/akufo-addo-appoints-new-government-statistician\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo appoints new Government Statistician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 10 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanaiantimes.com.gh<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-10<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/52217577.295.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim\" title=\"Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim\" width=\"295\" height=\"243\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim is the substantive Government Statistician<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The President, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has appointed Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim as the substantive Government Statistician.<\/p>\n<p>His appointment was based on recommendation of the Public Services Commission.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a letter and signed by the Director of Administration, Kwadwo Asante-Mensah and copied to the Ghanaian Times in Accra yesterday<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, Mr Annim assumed duty on March 1 2019, after serving as a statistician and an Associate Professor of Economics for over 18 years at the University of Cape Coast.<\/p>\n<p>The management of the Ghana Statistical Service has entreated the general public to accord him the necessary courtesies during his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his appointment, Mr David Yenukwa Kombat was in the acting position since last year after he took over from Mr Baah Wadieh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 10 April 2019 Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh 2019-04-10 Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim is the substantive Government Statistician The President, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has appointed Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim as the substantive Government Statistician. His appointment was based on recommendation of the Public Services Commission. 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