Ghana President Mahama Reorganizes National Security Secretariat

President John Dramani Mahama has approved a reorganisation of the National Security Council Secretariat, resulting in new appointments and reassignments within the security structure. The changes were announced in a statement issued by the Presidency on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Under the reorganisation, Major (Rtd.) General William Ayamdo, a former Chief of Army Staff, has been appointed Deputy National Security Coordinator in charge of Operations. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Mr. Yaw Donkor, who previously served as National Security Coordinator, has been reassigned as Director of Intelligence and Research at the Office of the National Security Advisor. The President also appointed Mr. Adamu Saaka as Director of Logistics and Transport. Ms. Faustina Effah-Boadi has been named Officer in Charge of the Human Security Department, while DCOP (Rtd.) Peter Ndekugri has been appointed Officer in Charge of the Special Investigations Unit. In addition, ACP Alhassan Osman has been reassigned to the Ghana Police Service for further deployment. According to the statement, all the appointments and reassignments take immediate effect. The statement was signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Member of Parliament and Spokesperson to the President as well as Minister for Government Communications. The Presidency indicated that the changes form part of efforts to strengthen the National Security Council Secretariat and improve its operations. Read the original article on Ghanaian Times . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.