PHOTO: Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, Finance Minister designate
Recent speculations made in some cycles have come to pass, as the Executive Mansion has announced that President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has nominated Agustine Kpehe Ngafuan as Minister of Finance and Development Planning.
Mr. Ngafuan, who served in the first Unity Party government of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has lately served as Country Manager for the African Development Bank in Uganda.
His nomination on Thursday, August 28, 2024 was part of a number of additional appointments in government.
If confirmed, Mr. Ngafuan will be the second Finance Minister in the Boakai government which took office just over seven months ago, replacing Boimah Kamara who reportedly resigned recently.
BELOW IS THE PRESS RELEASE:
Press Release
Executive Mansion, Monrovia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has made additional appointments in government affecting the Ministry of Finance & Development Planning, National Bureau of Veteran Affairs, Public Procurement & Concessions Commission (PPCC), National Commission on Disabilities (NCD), and the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE).
The institutions and those appointed are:
I. Ministry of Finance & Development Planning
1. Mr. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, Minister
II. Board of Directors National Bureau of Veteran Affairs
1. Minister of Defense, Chairperson
2. Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia, Member
3. Minister of Finance, Member
4. Director of the National Security Agency, Member
5. Minister of Public Works, Member
6. Minister of Internal Affairs, Member
7. Director General of the National Bureau of Veteran Affairs, Secretary
III. Public Procurement & Concessions Commission (PPCC) Complaint Appeal & Review Panel
1. Cllr. Sundayway E. Nelson Amagashie, Member
2. Cllr. Vincent Smith, Member
3. Cllr. Morris Davis, Member
4. Mr. Ezekiel F. Nyumah, Member
5. Mr. Michael C.G. George, Member
IV. National Commission on Disabilities (NCD)
1. Ms. Winnifred Paye, Deputy Director for Administration
2. Mr. Charles Sayphan, Deputy Director for Technical Services
V. National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE)
1. Rev. Ben P. Cooper, Member, Board of Trustees
2. Prof. Nathaniel G. Gbessagee, Deputy Executive Director for Operations
These appointments, where applicable, are subject to confirmation by the Liberian Senate.
President Boakai calls on appointed officials of government to continue to demonstrate diligence, commitment, integrity, professionalism, and loyalty in service to country.