President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated the Joint Cyber Security Committee (JCC) which brings together representative from across all security and intelligence centers to collaborate closely with the Cyber Security Authority.
The purpose of the JCC is to ensure coherent coordination and proactive measures in national defence against cyber threat.
“This is a vital step, cyber security must not be fragmented. It demands unity of purpose, a clear strategy and discipline education,” the President noted while delivering a speech at the official opening of the 2025 National Security Awareness month on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 under the theme: “Building a Safe, Informed, and Accountable Digital Space”.
The 18 members of the Committee are Dr. Zakari Mumuni, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Albert Kwadwo Twum Boafo, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre, John Philip Eddico, Deputy Director-General of National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), Raymond Archer, Deputy Executive Director of Economic and Organised Crime Office and Emmanuel Eric Gyebi, Director of Cybercrime Unit & Child Protection Digital Forensic Laboratory at the Criminal Investigations Department.
The rest are; Charles Aboah, Director of Operations at the National Security Council Secretariat, Dr. George Atta-Boateng, Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Brigadier General Kinglsey Kwabena Kessie Affrifah, Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence, Laud Ofori Affrifah, Deputy Comptroller-General at the Ghana Immigration Service and Patience Kokui Gameli-Kwame, Deputy Director-General, Research Department.
The others are; Colonel Yakubu Boabeng Abdulai, Director Operations and Training DCIS, Ghana Armed Forces, Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, Wisdom Donkor, Executive Director, Ghana Domain Name Registry (GDNR).
President Mahama disclosed that this month, Ghana will ratify and sign the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime. The treaty is expected to equip the country with new tools to investigate attacks, prosecute cyber criminals and protect critical information infrastructure.
President Mahama noted that Ghana will “reinforce licensing systems, certify professionals and approve cyber security products to ensure a secured and transparent environment.”
The President says the launch of the Cyber Security Awareness month is about ensuring every Ghanaian understands the risk of the digital world and know how to stay safe.
