Ghanaians Will 'Say a Very Big Thank You To Prez Akufo-Addo' Some Day - BOST MD

The Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST), Edwin Alfred Provencal, has shared unwavering faith in the development of Ghana.

Speaking in an interview with Nana Yaw Kesseh on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" show Monday morning, the BOST MD emphasized that he is "not from the school that has given up on Ghana just like the President hasn't given up on Ghana".

He pointed to some initiatives rolled out by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, which, to him, Ghanaians may not see their significance today but will reap huge benefits in the offing.

He particularly thanked the President for the establishment of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) under his tenure, thus explaining "the formation of SIGA has brought to the fore accountability because it is only in these few past periods that you have State-owned enterprises being put on the board and being discussed by plurality of media. They pick the Auditor-General's report and they dissect it per organization. Now, what will happen is that, that behavior, in the long run, is gonna drive behaviors of leaders in State-owned enterprises towards performance".

SIGA

The State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) is traceable to the State Enterprise Secretariat (SES) which was incorporated in 1965 under a Legislative Instrument (L.I. 47).

The core mandate of the State Enterprise Secretariat was to promote within the framework of Government policy, the efficient and profitable operations of Statutory Corporations engaged in trade and industry.

The BOST MD believed Ghanaians will some day "say a very big thank you to the President of Ghana". 

"I have hope . . . I have great hope in Ghana . . . It takes time for things to change. So, over time, I have hope that the destination we will get there," he asserted.