President Akufo-Addo has nominated Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Presidential Advisor, to serve as his personal representative on the Steering Committee of the African Union Development Agency and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA–NEPAD).
Mr. Osafo Marfo will also serve as the National Focal Point to coordinate AUDA–NEPAD programmes and stakeholder engagements.
In line with the nomination, Chief Executive Officer of the AUDA–NEPAD, Nados Bekele, has called on Mr. Osafo Marfo at his Office in Accra. Prior to the nomination, the Senior Presidential Advisor served as Senior Minister from 2017–2020, Minister of Education and Sports from 2005–2006, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning from 2001–2005, and has held executive positions in corporate institutions including Managing Director, National Investment Bank from 1990–1992. A statement issued to that effect, said in Ghana, AUDA-NEPAD’s work aligned with the country’s national development priorities.
Some of the key areas of focus are agriculture and food security; infrastructure development; education and skills development; climate change and natural resource management. Specific projects in West Africa that AUDA-NEPAD would be involved with include, upgrading the Agona Junction-Elubo Road; construction of the Elubo-Noe One-Stop Border Post; the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway and transboundary water supply systems.
AUDA-NEPAD is an African-owned Agency established by a decision of the African Union Heads of State and Government at its 31st Ordinary Session in Nouakchott, Mauritania in June 2018. AUDA-NEPAD plays a crucial role in advancing Agenda 2063, the African Union’s strategic framework for Africa’s development over the next five decades.