NDA to construct Astro Turf in Sagnarigu as CEO urges constituents to eschew religious and tribal politics

The Northern Development Authority (NDA) has announced plans to construct a modern state-of-the-art Astro Turf for the people of Sagnarigu in the Northern Region. The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, Lawyer Sulley Sambian who made the announcement during a visit to the Palace of the Chief of Sagnarigu, further assured of the development of […]

Northern Development Authority CEO, 3 others arraigned at High Court for procurement breaches

The four people charged for the respective breaches of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) in their operations at the Northern Development Authority (NDA) were today arraigned at the High Court in Tamale. They are Chief Executive Officer of the NDA, Sumalia Abdul-Rahman; the Deputy Chief Executive (Operations) of the NDA, Stephen Yir-eru Engmen; the […]

Special Prosecutor petitioned over alleged signature forgery by NDA boss in ¢10m case

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has drawn the attention of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to accusations of irregularities at the Northern Development Authority (NDA). This follows a former NDA CEO’s petition to the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, over a fraud issue involving his successor. Dr Sulemana Anamzoya, in the petition, accused […]

400 Missing Tricycles: ’’We took them by force’’-NPP’s Kandahar Boys owns up, confesses

A militia group aligned to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kandahar Boys, allegedly forced its way into the Northern Development Authority premises and took away 400 tricycles without approval. According to information gathered by JoyNews, 10 containers holding 40 tricycles each and were moved from the NDA premises sometime in October 2019, have Northern Regional Correspondent, Illiasu Tanko, reported […]

Dr. Alhassan Anamzoya appointed as new CEO for Northern Development Authority

Government has appointed Dr. Alhassan Anamzoya as the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority. His appointment follows the dismissal of Dr. Abdel-Majeed Haroun as Chief Executive. The letter revoking his appointment was dated December 12, 2019 and signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante and did not assign any […]

President Akufo-Addo revokes appointment of Northern Development Authority Boss

President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revoked the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority. The letter of revocation dated 12 December 2019 and addressed to Dr. Abdel-Majeed Haroun was signed by Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante. Copied to the Vice president, the Chief of Staff and the Minister incharge […]