Death of Kyeremeh, Opare Duncan will act as national security coordinator

Opare Duncan will act as National Security Coordinator

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the Deputy National Security Coordinator, Mr. Opare Duncan, to act as the National Security Coordinator, pending the appointment of a substantive coordinator following the death of Mr. Joshua Kyeremeh.

Mr. Joshua Kyeremeh, who was the national security coordinator, died on Monday, January 18, 2021.

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According to the presidency, the details of his funeral will be announced in due course.

“The President asked the Deputy National Security Coordinator, Mr. Opare Duncan, to act as National Security Coordinator, pending the appointment of a technical coordinator. Our condolences and sympathies go out to his widow and his children. May God bless him and let his soul rest in peace! “, Posted on Facebook Mr. Eugène Arhin, speaking on behalf of the presidency.

Mr. Kyeremeh died on Monday morning [Jan 18, 2021] at Ga East Municipal Hospital, following a short illness.

As a politician and administrator, he was a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and was one of the first appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2017 during his first term.

As an intelligence professional, he held the position of National Security Coordinator since 2017.

Previously he worked at the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), now known as the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for over 22 years, where he rose through the ranks, was head of the Investigations Unit of the Office and became the Deputy Director BNI and finally, Director BNI from 2005 to 2009.

He served at command levels in the North, Upper East, Ashanti and Greater Accra regions.

Kyeremeh was part of the transition team after the elections on December 7, 2020.

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