President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Wisdom Kwaku Deku as the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA).

The announcement dated January 17, 2025, marks Deku's return to the institution after his dismissal in 2017 under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.

The appointment letter, signed by Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, highlighted that Deku's role would commence immediately, pending the constitutionally required advice of the NIA Council in consultation with the Public Services Commission.

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