The former Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Dr Mark Oliver-Kevor, who also serves as Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has described his decision to resign from his government appointment as “difficult but necessary.”
He stepped down from his position at NITA to focus on seeking re-election as the NDC Eastern Regional Chairman, saying the move was driven by the need to sustain and strengthen the party’s progress in the region.
According to him, coordinated efforts by the party in the Eastern Region have yielded significant gains that must be consolidated to maintain momentum.
Speaking in an interview on Eyewitness News, Dr Oliver-Kevor said the resignation was one of the hardest decisions he has had to make, citing its personal and professional implications.
“It was a very difficult decision, and one person who was affected most is my minister, Sam George. This is because he knows the kind of work we have been doing and systems we have put in place to ensure efficiency within government systems. I am sure he has not recovered from the decision I have taken,” he said.
He added that resigning from an appointed government position to pursue a party office should not be seen as unusual, arguing that political practice has evolved over time.
“There is no issue with the position of having to resign from your appointed position if you want to go for party position. We used to have situations where we had people who were MPs and still held positions in the party. We have moved from certain regimes in the past to this one. Once the party has taken this new decision, I respect it,” he said.