Ghana’s Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has hailed the appointment of Kadijah Amoah as the Country Manager of Aker Energy Ghana.
Madam Kadijah Amoah was appointed in February this year to succeed Jan Helge Skogen after the company restructured its leadership.
Mrs Amoah, a Ghanaian citizen, is a lawyer by training and holds degrees in law and political science, a master’s degree in international business, and awaits the award of a postgraduate diploma in strategy and innovation.
Prior to joining Aker Energy, Mrs Amoah was a Senior Foreign Lawyer at Clifford Chance Germany, one of the largest law firms in the world.
Speaking to a Ghanaian radio station, Joy FM on the International Women’s Day, he said, “I hail the appointment of first Ghanaian Chief Executive Officer of Aker Oil, notwithstanding the critical issues we raised as a Minority. She needs to go beyond personal carrier success to institutional and organisational success of Aker in Ghana and not just rely on the extraordinary incentives of the government.”
Mr Iddrisu stressed that the Ghanaian society needs to give capable women the opportunity to contribute their quota to its socioeconomic development.
“Women empowerment and policies aim at enhancing more space for women within the
Public space contribute to addressing a long standing historical problem of dominated patriarchal society in Ghana,” he said.
The Tamale South legislator was of the view that the new Aker Energy Country Manager has a big task ahead to make her company competitive in Ghana and beyond in the industry.
source: www.energynewsafrica.com
