Mahama appoints Dr Abdul-Baasit Aziz-Bamba as Acting Director-General of Value for Money Office

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr Abdul-Baasit Aziz-Bamba, a Harvard-trained lawyer and academic, as the Acting Director-General of the newly established Value for Money Office.

The appointment was announced on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, in a statement issued by the Spokesperson to the President and Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, MP.

Dr Aziz-Bamba’s appointment was made pursuant to Article 195(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 14(1) of the Value for Money Office Act, 2026 (Act 1172).

The new Acting Director-General will serve in the position pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the Governing Board, which is to be given in consultation with the Public Services Commission.

The appointment represents a key step in establishing the Value for Money Office as an operational institution responsible for strengthening oversight of government expenditure.

Before his appointment, Dr Aziz-Bamba served as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Law.

He is a Harvard-trained lawyer with more than 16 years of experience in legal practice and consulting. He is also the founder and Managing Partner of Azizbamba & Associates and has been described by the Presidency as a prominent legal mind and public policy consultant.

His transition from academia and legal practice to the leadership of the Value for Money Office comes as the government seeks to strengthen mechanisms for ensuring that public resources are used efficiently.

The Value for Money Office was established under the Value for Money Office Act, 2026 (Act 1172), which was signed into law by President Mahama in May 2026.

The legislation gives the office a mandate to promote prudent public spending, curb financial waste and ensure that government expenditure generates tangible socio-economic benefits for the public.

The Presidency says the office is intended to ensure that every cedi of public expenditure serves the public good.

Its work is expected to include stronger scrutiny of public spending, identifying and curbing waste, and helping ensure that government projects and programmed deliver measurable benefits to Ghanaians.

The Presidency described Dr Aziz-Bamba’s appointment as an important step towards operationalizing the Value for Money Office.

The government expects the institution to strengthen scrutiny of public expenditure and improve accountability in the use of state resources.

The appointment also comes amid broader efforts by the Mahama administration to improve efficiency and value in government spending, with the new office expected to provide an additional institutional mechanism for examining whether public expenditure is achieving its intended results.

Dr Aziz-Bamba will therefore take charge of the office in an acting capacity while the required constitutional process involving the Governing Board and Public Services Commission is completed. The Presidency,

The appointment was signed off by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister of Government Communications.