Ms Opoku takes over from Mr Edward Kofi Osei who retired on March 3, 2019 having attained the compulsory retirement age of 60.

The acting Director General of GPHA, Mr Michael Luguje at a meeting with senior management members of the GPHA announced that a letter from the Ministry of Transport has named Ms Opoku as the one to fill the vacant position in acting capacity, Graphic Online has gathered.

A Lawyer by profession, Ms Opoku joined the GPHA in 2003 and later enrolled at the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta in 2004 where she studied International Maritime Law.

She previously served as a General Manager in charge of Administration.