Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has officially inaugurated 12-member governing board of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA).
The governing board of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), chaired by Hudu Mogtari, is expected to provide strategic direction to the Authority as it pursues its mandate of setting and maintaining standards for goods and services across the country.
The newly inaugurated board includes West African Regional Director for CUTS International Appiah Kusi Adomako, Micheal Agbeko Kwadjo Seneyah, Roderick Kwabena Daddey-Agyei, Dramani Bukari, Ph.D., and Samuel Akrofi.
The rest are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, President of the Association of Ghana Industries Dr. Humphrey Ayim-Darke, Acting CEO of Ghana Shippers Authority Professor Ransford Edward Van Gyamfo, Professor Charles Tortoe, Jane Dede Senam Tachie-Menson, and Rodaline Zumale Adama.
Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, speaking during the inauguration on Wednesday July 9, 2025 charged the board to support the Authority in promoting quality assurance and safeguarding consumer interest in both domestic and international markets.
She also urged the board to ensure standard harmonization for effective trading with other countries under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
“We also want you to work very hard in the area of the African Continental Free Trade Area because it is our best bet. We need to do a lot of standard harmonization because once we harmonize our standards with other countries it makes the trading with those countries very easy under the African Continental Free Trade Area,” Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare said.
Chairperson of the governing board of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) on his part expressed the commitment of the board to deliver on their mandate.
“I wish to commit that we will work together to enhance the work of the Ghana Standards Authority working with management and staff of Ghana Standards Authority. We believe that the job of protecting the safety of consumers, protecting industry and contributing to the development of this country is our key priority and we must make sure that we work towards that,” he said.