President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Reverend Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko as the Acting Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA).
This appointment was announced in a statement released by the Authority on January 24, 2025.
The statement highlighted that Rev. Ing. Fianko is an electronic communications engineer with over twenty (20) years of experience in radio frequency spectrum management, telecommunications and broadcasting regulation, policy formulation, change management, ICT industry research, writing, publishing, teaching, and public speaking.
Since joining the NCA as a National Service Person in 2004, Rev. Ing. Fianko has risen through the ranks and was confirmed as the Director of the Engineering Division in January 2024.
In 2022, he was elected to the prestigious Radio Regulations Board (RRB) by member countries of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to serve the global radio communications community for a four-year term (2023–2026).
Rev. Ing. Fianko has chaired and served as a member of several Technical and Regulatory Committees that have contributed to shaping industry standards, guidelines, and procedures.
Internationally, he has played a significant role in organizations such as the African Telecommunication Union (ATU), the Regional African Satellite Communication Organization (RASCOM), the ITU Policy and Regulation Initiative for Digital Africa (PRIDA), and the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission.
