President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr Alhassan Iddrisu as Acting Government Statistician, pending consultations with the Council of State.
According to a statement signed by the Minister for Government Communications, who also serves as the Spokesperson for the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Dr Alhassan, who currently serves as Director of the Economic Strategy and Research Division and a part-time lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, will replace Professor Samuel K Annim as Government Statistician.
The statement reads, “President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr Alhassan Iddrisu as Acting Government Statistician, pending consultations with the Council of State.
“Dr Alhassan Iddrisu is a seasoned economist and accomplished public sector leader with a distinguished career in Ghana’s Ministry of Finance.
“He currently serves as Director of the Economic Strategy and Research Division, where he leads national efforts in macroeconomic analysis, forecasting, policy research, and coordination of real and external sector assessments,” part of the statement said.
The statement further added, “He provides technical guidance for the preparation of the Ghana Macroeconomic Outlook Report and contributes to the National Budget and Economic Policy.
“Dr Iddrisu also represents the Ministry on several governing boards, public councils, and inter-ministerial technical committees, where his expertise influences key policy decisions on economic governance and development strategy.
“He has held multiple senior positions at the Director level, including as Director of the Economic Research and Forecasting Division (ERFD) from 2013 to 2019, where he supervised national macroeconomic modeling and long-term forecasting, and as Acting Director of the Real Sector Division between 2010 and 2013, where he led research and analysis on sectoral growth and productivity trends.”
