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Volta Region VOLTA REGION AGRICULTURAL CLASS TOTAL=10 NO NAME CURRENT GRADE MMDAs QUALIFICATION 1. Benjamin Senyo Atorkui Chief Technical Officer Ho Municipal Assembly BSc. Agribusiness 2. Atsutse Innocent Chief Technical Officer Hohoe Municipal Assembly Dip. Agriculture (Crop Production) 3. Prosper K. Bakudie Principal Technical Officer Akatsi North District Assembly BSc. Agribusiness 4. Ernest Teku Chief Technical Officer Ketu North District Assembly BSc. Agribusiness 5. Michael Etse Dotse Principal Technical Officer Ketu South Municipal Assembly BSc. Agribusiness 6. Evans K. Buami Production officer Afadzato South District Assembly BSc. Agribusiness 7. Asamoah Charles Senior Technical Officer Krachi West District Assembly BSc. Agribusiness 8. Lawrence Xedagui Production officer Akatsi North District Assembly BSc. Agribusiness 9. Ahiadorme Evans Senior Technical Officer North Tongu(Battor) District Assembly BSc. Agribusiness 10. Elizabeth Wormenor Production officer Adaklu District Assembly BSc. Agribusiness ENGINEERING CLASS TOTAL=18 NO NAME GRADE MMDAs QUALIFICATION 1. HND Building Tech./Btech. Building Badohu Richard Senior Technician Engineer Adaklu Dist. Ass. Technology NO NAME GRADE MMDAs QUALIFICATION 2. Holy Avornorkadzi Senior Technician Engineer Jasikan Dist. Ass. Btech Building Technology 3. BSc. Quantity Surveying and Const. Alfred Yao Deletsu Senior Technician Eng. South Dayi Dist. Ass. Tech. 4. BSc. Quantity Surveying and Const. Isaac Yaw Tsipoaka Senior Technician Engineer North Tongu District Assembly Tech. 5. Seth Kwame Damasah Senior Technician Engineer Akatsi South District Assembly Btech. Building Technology 6. Godwin Tamakloe Senior Technician Engineer Nkwanta North District Assembly BSc. Qty. Surveying & Const. Econs. 7. BSc. Construction Tech. and Believer Yao Voegborlo Principal Technician Engineer Ketu South District Assembly Management 8. BSc. Construction Tech. and Samuel Akpene Tarquah Principal Technician Engineer Kadjebi District Assembly Management 9. BSc. Construction Tech. and Lawrence Atiase Senior Technician Engineer Jasikan Dist. Ass. Management 10. Raymond Dovi Senior Technician Eng. Ketu North Dist. Ass. BSc. Const. Tech. and Management 11. Samuel Yellu Senior Technician Eng. Ketu North Dist. Ass. BSc. Const. Tech. and Management 12. BSc. Quantity Surveying and Const. Bonney Richard Selorm Senior Technician Eng. North Tongu Dist. Ass. Economic 13. Martin Koku Kanyi Senior Technician Eng. Adaklu Dist. Ass. BSc. Const. Tech. 14. BSc Construction Tech. and John Hadagli Technician Engineer Krachi East District Assembly Management 15. Suleiman Taariq Abdallah Technician Engineer VRCC BSc. Quantity Surv. & Const. Econs. 16. Maxwell Kofi Yankson Technician Engineer Krachi East District Assembly BSc. Civil Engineering 17. Ben John Dogbe Technician Eng. South Dayi Dist. Ass. BSc. Const. Tech. Management 18. Paul Kwame Adzayi- Kuwor Principal Technician Eng. Keta Municipal Dist. Ass. BSc. Const. Tech. and Management HUMAN RESOURCE CLASS TOTAL=5 NO NAME MMDAs DEGREE CURRENT GRADE 1. Evelyn Fortitude - Tekpor Dept. Of Social Welfare, Ho BSc. HRM and Organisation Senior Technical Instructor Development 2. Selasie Amegbor North Tongu DA BSc Human Resource Mgt Senior Executive Officer 3. Mr. Ahiabli Samuel Yao Afadzato South District BSc. Business Administration Stenographer Grade I Assembly 4. Saviour Darke Ho West District Assembly BSc Business Administration Senior Executive Officer 5. Esther Shelly Tsidi Ketu North District Assembly BSc. Management Studies Stenographer Grade I PROCUREMENT CLASS TOTAL=3 NO NAME MMDAs DEGREE CURRENT GRADE 1. Aaron Nii Amarlai VRCC BSc. Logistics and Supply Chain Senior Procurement Amartey Management Assistant 2. Anthony Edzila Ketu South Municipal Assembly BSc. Logistics and Supply Chain Procurement Assistant Management 3. Francis Etornam Afadjato South DA BSc Logistics & Supply Chain Mgt Senior Procurement Honugah Assistant ADMINISTRATION TOTAL=2 NO NAME ASSEMBLY DEGREE CURRENT GRADE 1. Perry Nuwordu Kwashie South Dayi District Assembly BSc Business Administration Senior Executive Officer 2. Mavis Mawunya Adzornu Akatsi South DistricT B.A Human Resource Senior Executive Officer Assembly Management BUDGET CLASS TOTAL=3 NO NAME MMDAs DEGREE CURRENT GRADE Assistant Social Dev't. 1. Edem Justice Zorh South Dayi District Assembly B.A Economics Officer 2. David Amartei Amaah Kpando Municipal Assembly BSc. Accounting Senior Executive Officer Bachelor of Commerce/ MSC. Supply 3. Innocent Kpogoh South Tongu DA Chain Management Asst. Soc. Dev't Officer INTERNAL AUDIT CLASS TOTAL=5 NO NAME ASSEMBLY DEGREE CURRENT GRADE 1. Cephas Afetsi Keta Municipal Assembly BSc. Commerce Assistant Internal Auditor 2. Carl Komla Ankah Adaklu District Assembly BSc. Accounting and Finance Senior Internal Audit Trainee 3. Richard Yao Abudey Krachi East District Assembly Bachelor of Commerce Senior Internal Audit Trainee 4. Innocent Onai Akatsi North District Assembly BSc. Commerce Internal Audit Trainee 5. Afeku Golder Akosua Central Tongu District Assembly BSc. Accounting Revenue Superintendent ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CLASS TOTAL=4 NO NAME GRADE MMDAs PROGRAM OF STUDY Chief Environmental Health B.Ed (Health Sciences Education) & 1. Sybil Marie Boison Technologist VRCC M.Ed Educational Administration Principal Environmental Health BSc. Environmental and Natural 2. Akpetey Dzigbordi Officer Agotime-Ziope DA Resources Management Lawrence Mawumenyo Senior Environmental Health Ketu North District BSc. Environmental Health and Senya Officer Assembly Sanitation Education 3. Assistant Chief Environmental Krachi West District BSc. Environmental Health and Alfred Bobson Adawormah Health Assistant Assembly Sanitation Education 4. SOCIAL WELFARE & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOTAL=2 NO NAME CURRENT GRADE MMDAs PROGRAM OF STUDY 1 Snr. Asst. Social Development BA Information Studies & Sena Esi Nyanyovor Officer VRCC Psychology 2 Gabriel Acolatsey Mass Education Officer Keta Municipal Assembly Bachelor of Education INT ENV. SWCD TOTAL AGRIC ENG. HRM. PROC. ADMIN. BUDGET AUDIT HEALTH 10 18 5 3 2 3 5 4 2 52 .
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