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Greater Accra Region GREATER ACCRA REGION AGRICULTURAL CLASS NO. NAME CURRENT GRADE RCC/MMDA QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION REMARKS ATTENDED Sussie Adwoa Chief Animal Tema Metropolitan University of Cape Upgrading 1 Asamoah Production Officer Assembly BSc. Agricultural Extension Coast Chief Animal Tema Metropolitan University of Cape Upgrading 2 Lily Esinam Tamakloe Production Officer Assembly BSc. Agricultural Extension Coast ENGINEERING CLASS NO. NAME CURRENT GRADE RCC/MMDA QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION REMARKS ATTENDED Ga South Municipal Accra Tech. Upgrading 1 Seth Kotey Technician Engineer Assembly Btech. Civil Engineering University Principal Technician Ga West Municipal University of Cape Upgrading 2 Henry Antiaye Addy Engineer Assembly BSc. Engineering Coast Chief Technician Ayawaso West Upgrading 3 Frederick Adjei Engineer Municipal Assem. BSc. Civil Engineering KNUST Ga South Municipal Kaaf University Upgrading 4 Henry Marcus Ashong Technician Engineer Assembly BSc. Civil Engineering College Senior Technician Ga South Municipal Kaaf University Upgrading 5 Enoch Gyadu Nyarkoh Engineer Assembly BSc. Civil Engineering College Senior Technician Tema West Municipal BSc. Quantity Surveying and Upgrading 6 Kobina Yeboah Ackah Engineer Assembly Construction Economics KNUST 1 TECHNICIAN ENGINEER NO. NAME CURRENT GRADE RCC/MMDA QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION REMARKS ATTENDED Ebenezer Okai Senior Works Ga South Municipal Takoradi Upgrading 1 Mensah Superintendent Assembly HND in Building Technology Polytechnic Accra Metropolitan Upgrading 2 Awuni George Works Superintendent Assembly HND. Mechanical Engineering Accra Polytechnic Principal Technical Adentan Municipal Upgrading 3 Theophilus Ako Okai Officer Assembly Construction Technician Part III GES PROCUREMENT CLASS NO. NAME CURRENT GRADE RCC/MMDA QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION REMARKS ATTENDED Principal Executive Krowor Municipal BSc. Logistics and Supply Chain Conversion 1 Dorothy Doris Mandor Officer Assembly Management KNUST Krowor Municipal BSc. Procurement and Supply Upgrading 2 Abigail Naa-Afoley Principal Store Keeper Assembly Chain Management UCOMS 3 Felicia Tannor Senior Social Ashaiman Municipal BSc. Procurement Management GIMPA Conversion Development Assembly Assistant 2 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CLASS NO. NAME CURRENT GRADE RCC/MMDA QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION REMARKS ATTENDED University of Conversion Social Development La NkwantanangMadina BA Integrated Development Development 1 Vicentia Abigail Class Muni. Ass. Studies Studies Conversion 2 Elvis Narh Assistant Statistician AMA BSc. Planning UDS Tema Metropolitan University of Conversion 3 Godsway Kotoku Assistant Statistician Assembly BSc. Developent Planning Ghana Ga South Municipal University of Conversion 4 James Doku Chief Technical Officer Assembly BA Developments Management Wales ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CLASS NO. NAME CURRENT GRADE RCC/MMDA QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION REMARKS ATTENDED Environmnetal Health Accra Metropolitan University of Upgrading 1 Samuel Maneen Assist Assembly BSc. Public Health and Allied Sci Ghana Environmnetal Health Ayawaso North BSc. Environ. And Natural University of Upgrading 2 Awulatu Sumani Assist Municipal Ass. Resource Management Ghana Environmental Health Ashaiman Municipal University of Cape Upgrading 3 Soku Etsey Officer Assembly BSc. Water and Sanitation Coast Senior Environmental La Nkwantanang Madina BSc. Environ. Health and University of Upgrading 4 Fuseini Iddrisu Health Muni. Ass. Sanitation Education Chief Environental Korle Klottey Municipal BSc. Environ. Health and University of Upgrading 5 Lucy Sefa Health Assistant Assembly Sanitation Ghana Principal Upgrading Environmental Health Ayawaso West BSc. Environ. Health and University of 6 Sumani Edward Gbolo Anal. Municipal Assem. Sanitation Ghana Assistant Chief Tema Metropolitan BSc. Environ. Health and University of Upgrading 7 Joshua Manab Environ. Health Assist Assembly Sanitation Education 3 Postgraduate Diploma ( Upgrading Samuel Edem Environmental Health Ga East Municipal Sanitation and Waste 8 Sakpatey Assistant Assembly Management) KNUST Environmental Health Ledzokuku Municipal Upgrading 9 Abdallah Sarbogu Assistant Assembly BSc. Environmental health KNUST Senior Environmental Ablekuma North BSc. Environmental and Natural Presbyterian Upgrading 10 Daniel A. Akansake Health Assistant Municipal Assembly Resource Management University College Principal Upgrading Environmental Health BSc. Environmental and Natural Presbyterian 11 Paulina Agah Assistant GARCC Resource Management University College Senior Environmental Ga Central Municipal University of Cape Upgrading 12 Selima Aggor Health Officer Assembly BSc. Water and Sanitation Coast Principal Upgrading Environmental Health Ayawaso West BSc. Environmental and Natural Presbyterian 13 Sumani Edward Gbolo Assistant Municipal Assembly Resource Management University College Assistant Environment Adentan Municipal University of Cape Upgrading 14 Pearl Delali Fiator Health Assistant Assembly BSc. Water and Sanitation Coast Environmental Health Ledzokuku Municipal Upgrading 15 Abdallah Sarbogu Assistant Assembly BSc. Public Health KNUST Senior Environmental Ashaiman Municipal BSc. Environmental and Natural Presbyterian Upgrading 16 Mary Musah Health Assistant Assembly Resource Management University College Principal Upgrading Ziblim Hudu Environmental Health Ashaiman Municipal BSc. Environmental Health and University of 17 Abubakari Assistant Assembly Sanitation Education Education Principal Upgrading Mashud Taajudeen Environmental Health Tema West Municipal BSc. Environmental Health and University of 18 Tawfik Assistant Assembly Sanitation Education Education 4 .
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