Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has replied critics insisting that his two sons working at Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and National Communications Authority (NCA) are occupying their positions by merit and not because of his stature and status in government.

The Former Finance Minister has been severely criticized with his critics accusing him of strategically pushing and placing his two sons at the very top of the two different state institutions; few months after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Nana Akufo-Addo, took over the realm of the state.

It was alleged that in one particular instance, the position was specifically created for the Senior Minister’s last son, because ahead of his appointment, there was no such portfolio.

His critics say it is clear that but for their daddy’s influential position in the Akufo-Addo’s government, Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo, won’t become Deputy Director General in-charge of Investment & Development at SSNIT and Kwadwo Gyamfi Osafo Maafo, won’t become Deputy Director, in-charge of Cyber Security at NCA, all in 2017.

The Senior Minister’s two sons, who were not in the state employment, were placed at top executive positions, whilst the Senior Minister reportedly insisted that Akufo-Addo government does not have the capacity to employ more public servants, despite job promises to the electorates during the 2016 election campaign.

But responding to those charges on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen show, Hon. Yaw Osafo Marfo rebuffed the assertions stressing that one of his sons was actually poached for the job and not because he used his influence to get them jobs.

“My son are over qualified for the offices they are occupying at the moment. One of them was one time the only black Director of the HSBC Bank at the age of about 35 years, he was actually poached to come and do the work here and not just because he’s my child. He made first class twice in Michigan in the US, he was given a job, he later said he was fed up with staying in America and so came back home to Ghana. He lectured in Ashasi University and you can ask Ashasi for his performance.

“…They advertised for the job at NCA and I think he topped the interview. No one should suffer because he’s the child of Osafo Maafo, if the person is good, he’s good. Why should it be a disadvantage to be an Osafo Maafo.”


Kofi had returned home abroad after schooling and was looking for a job prior to his appointment at SSNIT, Kwadwo, until the advent of the Akufo-Addo government, was working as a Computer Science Lecturer at the Ashesi University College.

Kwadwo, holds an MSc degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA.