The Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Manso Opuni, has expressed deep concern over the growing wave of staff resignations from the Authority.

He cited inadequate salaries as the primary reason behind the exodus.

Speaking at the FDA’s 2024 Annual Stakeholder Meeting held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Professor Opuni revealed that more than 67 employees have left the Authority over the past five years due to poor conditions of service.

“FDA staff are among the worst-paid workers in Ghana. They are not properly compensated under the Single Spine Salary Structure. Last year alone, about 48 resigned for better-paying jobs in well-resourced organisations,” he lamented.

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He urged the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and the Ministry of Finance to expedite the approval of the FDA’s revised conditions of service to help retain skilled personnel.

Professor Opuni further disclosed that of the many staff recruitment requests submitted, only 18 had been approved by the Ministry, while the rest were financed through the Authority’s internally generated funds.

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