NPRA defends hiring Dr. Kofi Anokye as pension consultant, cites informal sector drive

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority has defended its decision to engage Dr. Kofi Anokye as a pension consultant, saying the move is critical to expanding coverage to the informal sector and is backed by law. In a statement issued Thursday, NPRA Chief Executive Officer John Kwaning Mbroh said Dr. Anokye’s engagement is “essential for the strategic expansion of pension coverage to informal sector workers” and falls within the Authority’s mandate under the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 7…