The fourth Governing Board of the Engineering Council has been sworn into office in accordance with the Engineering Council Act, 2011 (Act 819). The nine-member Board, appointed by President John Dramani Mahama, is chaired by Ing. Dr. Sitsofe David Addo. Other members include Ing. Samuel Magnus Asiedu, Engr. Prof. Mike Agbesi Acheampong, Ing. Michael Dompreh-Ampofo, and Engr. Eric Atta Sono. Completing the list are Ing. Prof. Kwabena Britwum Nyarko, Ing. Ebenezer Kwesi Haizel, Esq., Anthony Osei, and Ing. Isaac Bedu, who serves as the Registrar.

The Board, as the regulatory body for engineering practice in Ghana, is tasked with ensuring public safety and maintaining high professional standards. Its responsibilities include registering engineering practitioners, accrediting engineering educational programs, and setting ethical guidelines for the profession.

During the inauguration, the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, conveyed President Mahama’s congratulations to the newly constituted Board. He emphasized the government’s confidence in their ability to steer the Council through a critical phase of national transformation. The minister highlighted the government’s expectation for the Council to uphold excellence in infrastructure delivery, ensuring projects such as rural bridges, national highways, public hospitals, and water treatment facilities meet the highest standards while being climate-resilient and community-focused.

He further stressed the importance of promoting local content and nurturing Ghanaian engineering talent to create sustainable jobs, drive innovation, and reduce dependence on foreign expertise.

The Council oversees the regulation of engineering professionals, firms, and educational institutions across the country.