The Governing Board of the Institute for Intelligence and Strategic Security (IISS) has appointed Nana Dr. Sadiq Adu-Twum as Acting Director effective 1st January, 2022.

The Acting Director who is also the Nkosuahene of Gomoa Mangoase Traditional Area in the Central Region, is a retired Naval Officer of the Ghana Armed Forces and currently Lecturer at the Institute for Security, Disaster and Emergency Studies (ISDES) and the Pentecost University, Ghana.

His new position follows the appointment of the former Director of the Institute, Mr. Moses Jatuat as Country Security Advisor to German Development Corporation (GIZ-Ghana).

Mr. Moses Jatuat, Co-founder and former Director IISS, is a specialist Security Consultant in National Security Intelligence. He was Director IISS from 2019 to 2021 and currently Deputy National Project Co-ordinator for Ghana Security Assessment Project which is a Government-CSO project aimed at contributing to Ghana’s National Security Early Warning and Response Framework outlined in National Security Strategy, 2020.

In a related development, Mr. Noah Fiadu-Kpogli, an Analyst in the Department of Research and Analysis has been appointed as Acting Director Communication. Mr. Fiadu-Kpogli will in addition to his role as Analyst, head IISS Communication Bureau.

All stakeholders, media and the general public are to note these changes accordingly.

SIGNED:
Victoria Jatuat (Ms)
Secretary to Board
Institute for Intelligence and Strategic Security