Mr Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources has inaugurated a newly constituted Board of Directors, with a charge to reposition the state utility as a model of efficiency, innovation, and public accountability in the delivery of safe and reliable water across the country.

At a brief ceremony in Accra, the Minister, who swore in the new Board, described the constitutional obligation as a step towards enhanced governance and strategic leadership in the water sector.

He emphasized that the event was “not a mere administrative exercise,” but a “solemn national obligation” central to the country’s development and public service reform.

The newly inaugurated Board is chaired by Mr. Eric J. Biliguo Adama, the President’s nominee, and includes the Acting Managing Director of GWL, Mr. Adam Mutawakilu, along with  Dr Hadisu Alhassan, (Worker’s Representative), Prof. Afishata Mohammed Abujaja, Alhaji Abu Mahama, Mr Ibrahim Abdul Jalil, Agbesi Nutsu, Prof. Jasper A. Ayelazuno, and Mr Mathias Kwame Ntow as members.

The Minister reminded the new Board that water was no longer just a social good but a “strategic economic resource” critical to public health, industry, education, and national development.

“Your responsibility involves overseeing the management and strategic direction of an organization whose success will be evaluated not only through financial performance but also by its impact on lives,” he said.

He outlined several pressing challenges in the urban water sector, including aging infrastructure, high levels of Non-Revenue Water (NRW), limited capital investment, and poor source water quality.

With Ghana’s urban population exceeding 56% and cities expanding rapidly, the Minister said the demand for clean water services is intensifying, and solutions must be bold and forward-looking.

Mr Adjei urged the Board to move away from “business as usual,” and to adopt a culture of professionalism, transparency, and performance excellence.