President Mahama inaugurates 37-Member National Development Planning Commission
President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated a 37-Member National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), reminding the Commissioners that Ghanaians increasingly demand a stable and predictable path for national development that transcends electoral cycles and partisan politics.
The eighth Commission, which is chaired by Dr Nii Moi Thompson, replaces the 49-Member previous Commission.
The NDPC was established under Articles 86 and 87 of the 1992 Constitution as part of the Executive.
The National Development Planning Commission Act, 1994 (Act 479) and the National Development Planning (System) Act, 1994 (Act 480), provide the core legal framework for the establishment of the Commission and the performance of its functions.
President Mahama charged members of...