Former Member of Parliament for Offinso South Ben Abdallah Banda has been appointed to replace Mustapha Hamid as Coordinator for Zongo Development Affairs in the Office of the President.
The new portfolio replaces the previous Ministry for Inner City and Zongo Development which has now been scrapped.
Ben Abdallah until his appointment served as chairman for Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee in the seventh Parliament where he oversaw the enactment of a number of Legislations including the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, Right to Information Act among others.
He was also Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a member of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee.
With his new appointment as Coordinator for Zongo Development Affairs in the office of the president, Ben Abdallah Banda will oversee the development of all Zongo Communities and Inner Cities in the country.
He is expected to build upon the successes chalked by his predecessor Mustapha Hamid who now heads to National Petroleum Authority.
