The new Director of the Oil Palm Research Institute (OPRI), a subsidiary of the Centre For Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Isaac Danso, has assured that he would work closely with all stakeholders, including traditional rulers, to ensure that the OPRI became one of the best research institutions not only in Ghana but the entire Africa.
He stressed that the realisation of the noble objective would go a long way to increase the country’s foreign exchange earnings and create more employment avenues for the nation’s youth.
Dr Danso said this at ceremony at Akyem Kusi near Kade, in the Eastern Region, last Thursday to induct him into office.
Vision
Dr Danso, who until his appointment, was the Deputy Director of the institute, said the overall agenda of his term in office would be linked to the CSIR strategic plan for 2023-2027 that was unveiled last year.
He listed his priority areas to include preserving discipline, enhancing OPRI’s image, brand and visibility, human resource capacity development, strengthening the good relationship with the Kusi people, improving infrastructure and research facilities, improving internal and external revenue generation and improving staff
welfare and compensation for outstanding performance, among others.
He said the task ahead of overcoming the challenges facing the institute would not be his responsibility alone, and, therefore, he sent a clarion call to all the esteemed colleagues, scientists, administrators, accountants, and chiefs to rally around the new administration and work together as a team.
“We should be open and communicate honestly to one another for the institute’s good,” Dr Danso emphasised.
The new Director paid tribute to the past directors for working around the clock to ensure the existence of the institute.
Build upon legacy
The Director General of the CSIR, Prof. Bosu, commended the immediate past director of the institute, Dr Emmanuel Andoh Mensah, for his commitment to duty, which had raised the OPRI to an appreciable level, and urged Dr Danso to use his rich experience to build upon what his predecessor had left behind.
Source: GraphicOnline
