Pius Hadzide pushed to National Youth Authority as CEO

Former Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide has been appointed to the post of new Director General (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA).

According to information collected by Modernghana News, the nomination was approved by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

With his appointment, Pius Enam Hadzide is expected to replace Sylvester Matthew Tetteh at the NYA.

In this regard, Sylvester Matthew Tetteh will now have more time to fully exercise his functions as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro, in the Greater Accra region.

Prior to his appointment to the NYA, Pius Hadzide was until recently Deputy Minister of Information where he worked closely with Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.

At the National Youth Authority, he will be assisted by two deputies who should be confirmed probably before the end of the month.

About the National Youth Authority:

The National Youth Authority (NYA) was created in 1974 by the NRDC 241. It is therefore a statutory public organization with the mandate to coordinate and facilitate youth empowerment activities in Ghana to ensure the development of youth. Ghanaian youth as a whole.

The Authority was previously known as the “National Youth Council (NYC)”. In 1981, by an administrative directive, the Council was transformed into a statute of “Commission” as “National Commission of organization of youth” with the objective of organizing a national mass movement of youth called “League”. Ghana Youth Democracy (DYLG) ”.

With the establishment of the constitutional rule in 1992, the status of the Commission again became that of “Council”. Following a legislative review exercise under the Ghana Act 1998 (Revised Edition) (Act 562), the nomenclature of the Authority was amended to become the current ‘National Youth Authority. “.