Anthony Agblevor is now Acting Executive Director of the VRA Resettlement Trust Fund
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Anthony Agblevor as the Acting Executive Director of the Volta River Authority (VRA) Resettlement Trust Fund, effective February 27, 2025.
He replaces Dr Richard Twum Barima Koranteng.
In a letter signed by the Executive Secretary to the President, Callistus Mahama, PhD, and addressed to Agblevor, the president indicated that his appointment as the Executive Director of the Volta River Authority (VRA) Resettlement Trust Fund is pending receipt of the required advice of the governing board.
President Mahama also took the opportunity to congratulate him formally on his appointment, the letter indicated.
Anthony Agblevor, before his appointment, was the Senior Technical Officer at the VRA Resettlement Trust Fund.
He comes to his new position with over 20 years of experience in leadership, project management, and execution, as well as a great wealth of institutional memory.
He is a quantity surveyor by profession and holds an MBA in Business Administration from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Building Technology from the same University.
Agblevor is a self-motivated individual with passion and drive, a problem solver, a team player, and a high performer who has a great hunger for success.
By this appointment, Agblevor is expected to use his vast experience to reposition the Trust Fund in line with the government’s resetting agenda.
About the VRA Resettlement Trust Fund
The VRA Resettlement Trust Fund (the Trust Fund) was established by the joint efforts of the government, through the then Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Volta River Authority (VRA) through a Trust Deed and was executed on July 22, 1996.
The function of the Trust Fund is to address the health, education, water, sanitation, and other needs of direct benefit to the 52 resettlement townships that came into being as a result of the construction of the Akosombo Hydro-Electric Power Project.