President John Dramani Mahama has appointed actor James Gardiner as the Deputy Executive Secretary of National Film Authority.

Presently, actress Juliet Asante is heading the authority as Executive Secretary.

His colleague actors have been showering him with congratulatory messages on social media. (Read also: President Mahama appoints Rex Omar Presidential Staffer for Blackstar Experience, Kofi Okyere Darko appointed Presidential Adviser on Diaspora Affairs)

Actress Kafui Danku wrote on Facebook, “Super congratulations on your appointment  ?

@jamesgardinergh ????”.

Roselyn Ngissah also posted on Instagram. She wrote,” Congratulations my brother@jamesgardinergh on your appointment by President as Deputy Executive Secretary of the NFA”.

James confirmed his new appointment as Deputy Executive Secretary of NFA in chat with Graphic Showbiz, bringing clarity to the earlier news of replacing Juliet Asante. 

"I'm willing and ready to listen to concerns and how best we can work together to lift the industry right where it should be. Just for clarity, I'm serving as the deputy and not main executive secretary," he said.

The National Film Authority is a government agency mandated to enforce the legal framework for the production, regulation, nurturing and development of the Ghanaian film industry, and for the distribution, exhibition and marketing of films and related matters.