2 weeks Ago By Ghana News
MyNewsGh.com has learned of the death of Prof. Thomas Mba Akabzaa.
The cause of his death is currently unclear. Until his passing, Prof. Thomas Mba Akabzaa was recently appointed as the Board Chairman of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) by President John Dramani Mahama.
He previously served as the Chief Director at the Ministry of Energy. Prof. Akabzaa held Bachelor’s and PhD degrees in Geology and Physics from the University of Ghana, and a Master’s degree in Mining Engineering with a specialization in Mineral Economics from McGill University, Canada.
In 2017, Prof Thomas Mbaa Akabzaa, was ranked as an Excellent performer for the fourth time in succession, scoring 90 per cent of the targets set for the ministry in the performance evaluation of chief directors. The Head of the Civil Service (HCS), yearly assesses the performance of chief directors who head ministries to formulate and implement government policies, on the basis of the achievement of specific key outputs or deliverables set out in the performance agreement between the HCS and the Chief Directors. Prof Akabzaa was ranked the best performing Chief Director in 2014 and 2013.
He subsequently became second best performing Chief Director again in 2015 and third best in 2016. Chief directors who achieve 90 per cent of the set target are ranked “Excellent” and awarded, those who score between 70 and 80 per cent are ranked “Good” and score below 70 per cent attracts sanctions..
