ELIZABETH OHENE HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIR OF SSNIT BOARD.

The former minister, Elizabeth Ohene, has been appointed to chair the board of trustees of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).

Elizabeth Ohene, once a journalist, a feature writer, politician and former minister of state in the John Kufuor government, has been appointed the chair of the board of trustees of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).

During President Akufo-Addo’s first term, Miss Ohene served as a speechwriter, contributing a great deal to most of the key speeches delivered by the president.

She takes over as SSNIT chairman from Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor, who served between 2017 and January 2021.

In a recent post the respected journalist, Kwaku Addo Sakyi-Addo, described her as a courageous woman.