Joseph Kpemka appointed Deputy MD of BOST
Joseph Dindiok Kpemka has been appointed as the Deputy Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) by President Akufo-Addo.
A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, has instructed the Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, to complete the necessary procedures to formalize his appointment.
In accordance with the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 929) and the company’s constitution, the President has nominated Lawyer Joseph Dindiok Kpemka for the position of Deputy MD at BOST.
Kpemka, a Ghanaian politician, was born on August 13, 1973. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and represents the Tempane Constituency in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
Having obtained a B.A from the University of Ghana and L.L.B. and Barrister of Law qualifications from the Ghana School of Law, Kpemka has previously served as an English Tutor at the Ghana Education Service, District Chief Executive, and lecturer at the Bolgatanga Technical University.
He was elected as the MP for the Tempane constituency in the 2016 elections and later appointed as the Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice during President Akufo-Addo’s first term.
In the 2016 elections, Kpemka secured victory with 13,363 votes, representing 45.42% of the total votes. However, in the 2020 elections, he was defeated by the NDC candidate Lydia Akanvariba Lamisi, polling 16,462 votes compared to 20,939 votes for his opponent.
