“Don’t meddle in SOEs day-to-day affairs,” Mahama cautions Board Chairs

President Mahama noted that any Board or Chief Executive, who persistently places an entity beyond lawful oversight demonstrates an unwillingness to account for public assets, and such conduct weights decisively in decisions about the continued tenure in office of the responsible appointees.

A board is responsible for the strategic direction, policy, riskable insights, integrity of financial reporting, and the institutional performance,” the President said in his remarks at the 2026 SIGA Governing Boards and CEOs Conference.” President Mahama said executive authority was not a personal privilege, adding, that, “it is a measurable responsibility to develop, deliver results in accordance with the law, government policy, and strategic direction that is approved by the board.