President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sacked the Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company,Mr John Dekyem Attafuah.

According to sources within the company, Mr Attafuah was been asked to proceed on leave with immediate effect.

The reasons for Mr Attafuah’s dismissal are not immediately known, but he has been ordered to hand over his office to his deputy, Mr Yaw Kwakwa, until a substantive MD is appointed.

Also, the Group Human Resource Manager, Mr Robert Tagoe, who doubles as the Secretary to the Board of Directors, has been reassigned to the Ministry of Aviation.

Mr. Dekyem Attafuah has been MD for 22 months following his appointment in March 2017.

The removal of Attafuah signals a wave of removals and possible sackings within the Akufo-Addo government.