Mahama revokes Obuobia Darko-Opoku appointment as Ghana Airports’ deputy MD

President John Dramani Mahama, has unexpectedly reassigned the Acting Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Obuobia Darko-Opoku, to a new role as Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares) Secretariat, without any official explanation.

Speculation, however, suggests the former broadcaster may have been removed due to the embarrassing McDan warehouse demolition incident off the Spintex Road, during which soldiers and National Security operatives assaulted a journalist.

The reassignment comes as President Mahama strongly condemned the attack on JoyNews journalist Carlos Calony by armed military personnel during the demolition exercise at Spintex in Accra on Wednesday, 30 July 2025.

Ms Darko-Opoku is expected to lead the newly established Secretariat responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund. Her reassignment was confirmed in a letter from the Office of the President, invoking Article 195(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 15(1) of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Act, 2025 (Act 1144)…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>