Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School
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Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion senior high School
is a publicly supported Coeducational senior high school in Cape Coast
, Ghana
. It provides students in forms 1 through 4 a rigorous preparatory education with the aim of successfully passing the WASSCE
. The school has distinguished itself as a leading secondary school by placing a high premium on educating students in the Arts and Sciences. It is often touted as one of the most highly regarded secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana.http://ghana-net.com/CapeCoast.aspx
During the first few years, the school occupied, successively, buildings in the heart of Cape Coast township, in the Central Region of Ghana. The first home was "Tandon Kuma", House Number 39, Jukwa Road which also serve as the Headmaster’s residence. The rent was two pounds (£2) five shillings (5sh) a month. In April, 1940, with an enrolment of ten boys. The school moved to "Bucknor Villa" with rent of two pounds a month. Due to unhealthy conditions, the school moved to yet another house rented by a football team. This was on 1 November. The rent this time was six shillings, and there were 20 boys – nine of them were in the preparatory class.
The School went on the first Christmas holidays on 10 December 1940 and resumed on 21 January 1941 to meet another misfortune. Just a day to the re-opening, the football team decided not to share the premises with them. The second year was therefore started in the Headmaster’s residence in House Number 40 on Royal Lane with nine boys which later decreased to five in the second term.
Dark ominous clouds gathered but the school stood firm. The year 1942 ended with the school well shaken and battered but the founder was undaunted. On 8 February 1943, the school moved to a new house (No. C50/1, Commissioner Road) owing to the growing number of students. The rent was three pounds, five shillings per month. The founder established the primary and intermediary section of the school in this year to buttress the Secondary Department.
On 1 October 1943, with an enrolment well beyond two hundred students, the top section of the school (i.e. Standard 3, Intermediate and Secondary Department) moved to the sixth home of the school at Old Swanzy Factory at No.1 Royal Lane, which belonged to the United African Company (UAC).
Up to this time, the headmaster was the only member of staff. In January, 1944, however, Mr. Henry Abaidoo-Brew was appointed the first Assistant Headmaster of the school. The late Mr. Kofi Bentsi-Enchill, a Cape Coast merchant, very generously offered to pay his salary and the rent for the premises.
In 1945, a Board of Trustees and Management known as the "Aggrey Society" was formed and the school’s management came under this Board. Members of the Board were Mr. Kofi Bentsi-Enchill (Chairman), Dr. J. W. de Graft-Johnson, Mr. W. W. O.. Lindsay, Mr. J. Magnus Sampson, Mr. S. S. Wood and Chief Kweku Egyir Gyepi, II. The Secondary Department was separated from the Primary Department in February, 1946. Within this period that the school managed to be in existence, students were attracted from all places including particularly those who had been to other schools before but wished to improve their grades.
In 1947, the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church took over the realm of affairs of the school as a result of agreement between the "Aggrey Society" and the A.M.E. Zion Mission. The name of the school was then changed from "Aggrey Memorial College" to Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Secondary School", and the first two boarders were also admitted. That year, the founder also enrolled his own fresh students. They were six boys who were later presented for the Cambridge School Certificate Examination (CSCE) in 1950. All of them passed with one achieving exemption from London Matriculation.
The School moved in October, 1948 to a three-storey building on the premises of the old Cape Coast. Post Office near Cape Coast Castle. The School occupied this building known as "Old Russell" from 1948 to 1958. In 1958, the A.M.E. Zion Church acquired a 43-acre land, released as a Deed of Gift by the then Nana Attobra of the Nsona Stool Family of Brafo Yaw, to the school.
In 1952, the school entered an important landmark; the A.M.E. Zion Church commenced the building of the first block on the site. The school was recognized as "Encouraged Secondary School" in receipt of Government grant in aid. A new beginning was made in that year and since that time the story of Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Secondary School has been one of steady progress and improvement. The number of students increased.
After eighteen years in temporary premises, the school moved to its present site at Brafo Yaw, Cape Coast in January, 1958. Girls in the boarding house were however housed in Cape Coast township on premises formerly occupied by the "Prospect Printing Press". On 21 January 1966 the girls moved into their new dormitory block across the boys from the Accra-Takoradi road at Brafo Yaw.
In 1991 the school also started the educational reform programme which saw the coming into being of the Senior Secondary Programme. Along side the Ordinary and Advanced levels programmes.
The school has also chalked a first in being the only second cycle school in the country to have fully computerized and networked its administrative system. The school also runs a computer literacy class for all students in the school to prepare them for the new world they would be entering after their schooling.
The boys' campus hosts the Administrative buildings, the school's assembly hall, dinning hall, infirmary, living quarters for male instructors and four Houses. The two campuses sit on two hills and is the fist educational institution one sees upon reaching the city of Cape Coast
.
masters and mistresses. Every house has a Master or a mistress (an academic staff member)who runs the administrative duties of the house. The house also have prefects who are in charge disciplinary duties within their houses.
Science
The first Science Block was dedicated on 3 March 1957. It was a gift from Barclays DCO to commemorate Ghana’s attainment of Independence. The second Science Block was built by the Ghana Government, part of which is currently being used as a Science Resources Centre, serving students of three other Senior Secondary Schools in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District.
Currently there are 4 male houses and 4 female houses.The first science block which was a gift from Barclays Bank DCO to commemorate Ghana's Independence was dedicated in 1957 3rd March. Presently the school boast of a modern science block part of which houses the district's Science Resource Center.
in the USA, under Pastor, Rev. Dr. John A. Cherry, funded the construction of the ultra-modern Chapel/Assembly Hall Complex with a seating capacity of 2,000 for the school. This project, valued at US$900,000.00, was started in November, 1995 and completed in February, 1998. His Lordship Bishop Warren Matthew Brown, the Bishop of the Western West African Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Zion Church dedicated and named the Complex, "Full Gospel A.M.E. Zion Chapel/Assembly Hall in June, 1997. At the dedication ceremony, the keys of the Assembly Hall were ultimately handed over to the then headmaster, Mr. Clement Bernasco Pobee.
The school’s dining hall, which was initially constructed to cater for 450 students in 1960, has been renovated and expanded over a period of time to cater for 1,500 students.
The only programme that the school does not offer is Technical Programme.
The school's popularity in academics and other disciplines has grown year by year and this gives credence to the vision of the founder to provide secondary education the young boys and girls for the development of Ghana and the world at large.
The school has turned out 10,005 individuals made up of 6,337 boys and 3,668 girls majority of whom are in responsible positions.
The school's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) status is very high with a 120 feet transmission mast linked via satellite with AT&T in the US.
The Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School undertook a project designed to assemble and fly light aeroplanes in the country in 2010. The project, the first of its kind by an educational institution in Ghana, was in collaboration with the Franklyn College in the United Kingdom and the British Model Flying Association
(BMFA).
In 20011, Out of the total number of 500 candidates the school presented for the 2011 West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), 498 passed in five or more subjects out of 499 students who took the examination. Also, the best student scored 7 A1’s and a B 2 while three others obtained 7 A1’s and a B 3.
Rev. J.A. Adotey is the eighth (8th) head of the Ghana National Office. Until his appointment, he was the Senior Deputy Registrar of the Test Administration Division.
Rev J.A. Adotey received his secondary education at the Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School, Cape Coast and proceeded to the University College of Cape Coast from where he obtained a Bsc (Education). He began his professional career as a teacher at the Odorgonno Secondary School (OSSA), Accra. He joined the West African Examinations Council as an Assistant Registrar on 1 October 1978.
Rev. J.A. Adotey rose through the ranks to become head of the Ghana National Office having served in the Lagos and London Offices of the Council.
Rev. J.A. Adotey is also currently the District Pastor of the Apostolic Church - Ghana.http://www.ghanawaec.org/about_old2.htm
He was born on August 5, 1961 and comes from Nsutam in the Eastern Region . He holds Post Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies(University of Ghana
)1991.As a journalist and advertiser, he worked at Focal Point Advertising Company before he became an MP. Hon. Akomea He is christian(Presbyterian) and single with two children.
He represents the minority in parliament and obtained 35,438 votes out of the 64,916 valid votes cast = 54.6% in the last elections.
Young and bubbly Abrewa Nana became a household when she defied the odds to become the first female hiplife
artist in the male dominated genre. She is a trained accountant with musical aspirations. Her fresh ragga/dancehall style infused with traditional beats over Twi
lyrics brought fought a new genre, called Rag-life. She has three albums to her credit and is currently working on new materials.
In 2000 she released Sagaa and followed it with African Gal and Maba in 2002 and 2004 respectively. She earned a Ghana Music Award nomination in 2000 and in 2003 she won the Ghana Music Awards UK award for Best Female Artiste of the Year. She’s shared a stage with artists such as Akon
, 2Face
and Tony Tetuila
and also staged some performances in UK, USA, Togo and Benin. She was a judge on the maiden edition of Idols West Africa
, which was held in Nigeria
.http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=602
is a publicly supported Coeducational senior high school in Cape Coast
Cape Coast
Cape Coast, or Cabo Corso, is the capital of the Central Region of Ghana and is also the capital city of the Fante people, or Mfantsefo. It is situated 165 km west of Accra on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of 82,291 . From the 16th century the city has changed hands between the...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It provides students in forms 1 through 4 a rigorous preparatory education with the aim of successfully passing the WASSCE
WASSCE
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination is a type of standardized test in West Africa. It is administered by the West African Examinations Council...
. The school has distinguished itself as a leading secondary school by placing a high premium on educating students in the Arts and Sciences. It is often touted as one of the most highly regarded secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana.http://ghana-net.com/CapeCoast.aspx
History
The school was founded on 22 January 1940 by the late Rev. Dr. A. W. E. Appiah with six boys. He named the school Aggrey Memorial College after his late Uncle Dr. J. E. Kwegyir Aggrey*. His aim was to perpetuate the memory of his uncle by means of an institution, which would give young boys and girls adequate secondary education which would fit them into higher fields of learning. The School is thus a living tribute to that great son of Africa - - Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey.During the first few years, the school occupied, successively, buildings in the heart of Cape Coast township, in the Central Region of Ghana. The first home was "Tandon Kuma", House Number 39, Jukwa Road which also serve as the Headmaster’s residence. The rent was two pounds (£2) five shillings (5sh) a month. In April, 1940, with an enrolment of ten boys. The school moved to "Bucknor Villa" with rent of two pounds a month. Due to unhealthy conditions, the school moved to yet another house rented by a football team. This was on 1 November. The rent this time was six shillings, and there were 20 boys – nine of them were in the preparatory class.
The School went on the first Christmas holidays on 10 December 1940 and resumed on 21 January 1941 to meet another misfortune. Just a day to the re-opening, the football team decided not to share the premises with them. The second year was therefore started in the Headmaster’s residence in House Number 40 on Royal Lane with nine boys which later decreased to five in the second term.
Dark ominous clouds gathered but the school stood firm. The year 1942 ended with the school well shaken and battered but the founder was undaunted. On 8 February 1943, the school moved to a new house (No. C50/1, Commissioner Road) owing to the growing number of students. The rent was three pounds, five shillings per month. The founder established the primary and intermediary section of the school in this year to buttress the Secondary Department.
On 1 October 1943, with an enrolment well beyond two hundred students, the top section of the school (i.e. Standard 3, Intermediate and Secondary Department) moved to the sixth home of the school at Old Swanzy Factory at No.1 Royal Lane, which belonged to the United African Company (UAC).
Up to this time, the headmaster was the only member of staff. In January, 1944, however, Mr. Henry Abaidoo-Brew was appointed the first Assistant Headmaster of the school. The late Mr. Kofi Bentsi-Enchill, a Cape Coast merchant, very generously offered to pay his salary and the rent for the premises.
In 1945, a Board of Trustees and Management known as the "Aggrey Society" was formed and the school’s management came under this Board. Members of the Board were Mr. Kofi Bentsi-Enchill (Chairman), Dr. J. W. de Graft-Johnson, Mr. W. W. O.. Lindsay, Mr. J. Magnus Sampson, Mr. S. S. Wood and Chief Kweku Egyir Gyepi, II. The Secondary Department was separated from the Primary Department in February, 1946. Within this period that the school managed to be in existence, students were attracted from all places including particularly those who had been to other schools before but wished to improve their grades.
In 1947, the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church took over the realm of affairs of the school as a result of agreement between the "Aggrey Society" and the A.M.E. Zion Mission. The name of the school was then changed from "Aggrey Memorial College" to Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Secondary School", and the first two boarders were also admitted. That year, the founder also enrolled his own fresh students. They were six boys who were later presented for the Cambridge School Certificate Examination (CSCE) in 1950. All of them passed with one achieving exemption from London Matriculation.
The School moved in October, 1948 to a three-storey building on the premises of the old Cape Coast. Post Office near Cape Coast Castle. The School occupied this building known as "Old Russell" from 1948 to 1958. In 1958, the A.M.E. Zion Church acquired a 43-acre land, released as a Deed of Gift by the then Nana Attobra of the Nsona Stool Family of Brafo Yaw, to the school.
In 1952, the school entered an important landmark; the A.M.E. Zion Church commenced the building of the first block on the site. The school was recognized as "Encouraged Secondary School" in receipt of Government grant in aid. A new beginning was made in that year and since that time the story of Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Secondary School has been one of steady progress and improvement. The number of students increased.
After eighteen years in temporary premises, the school moved to its present site at Brafo Yaw, Cape Coast in January, 1958. Girls in the boarding house were however housed in Cape Coast township on premises formerly occupied by the "Prospect Printing Press". On 21 January 1966 the girls moved into their new dormitory block across the boys from the Accra-Takoradi road at Brafo Yaw.
In 1991 the school also started the educational reform programme which saw the coming into being of the Senior Secondary Programme. Along side the Ordinary and Advanced levels programmes.
The school has also chalked a first in being the only second cycle school in the country to have fully computerized and networked its administrative system. The school also runs a computer literacy class for all students in the school to prepare them for the new world they would be entering after their schooling.
Campus
The Brafo Yaw campus is divided into two main areas by a major highway: the boys' and girls' campuses. The two campuses are connected by a footbridge which is popularly called "Bridge City" by students. All the administrative buildings and classrooms are located on the boys' campus. The girls' campus houses four Houses (dormitories): Lucille House, Segbefia House, Katherine Aikens House, and New House. Additionally, there are several living quarters occupied by female instructors located on the girls' campus.The boys' campus hosts the Administrative buildings, the school's assembly hall, dinning hall, infirmary, living quarters for male instructors and four Houses. The two campuses sit on two hills and is the fist educational institution one sees upon reaching the city of Cape Coast
Cape Coast
Cape Coast, or Cabo Corso, is the capital of the Central Region of Ghana and is also the capital city of the Fante people, or Mfantsefo. It is situated 165 km west of Accra on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of 82,291 . From the 16th century the city has changed hands between the...
.
Dormitories
The houses in the school are overseen by a Boarding Council. The council is composed of of house, compound, dinning hall, entertainment, preparatory and chapelChapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
masters and mistresses. Every house has a Master or a mistress (an academic staff member)who runs the administrative duties of the house. The house also have prefects who are in charge disciplinary duties within their houses.
Watson House
Bishop Watson through whom the A.M.E. Zion Church acquired the school from the "Aggrey Society".Enchill House
Mr. Kofi Bentsi-Enchill whose financial support enabled the school to battle with and weather terrific storms in the early years.Annie Lucille House
Mrs. Annie Lucille Alleyne, the wife of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Alleyne, for her interest in girls education in Africa and for her substantial contribution towards the construction of the school's first block which started in 1952.Segbefia House
Mrs. Juliana Segbefia, the first housekeeper for her motherly affection for the girls in Cape Coast town.Katherine Aikins House
Katherine Aikins, a student for her memory. Her tragic death occurred in the school in 1970 when she was crossing the Accra-Takoradi road after choir practice, to the girls’ dormitories.Facilities
The school's infrastructure has seen a lot of improvement. For instance , the school's dining hall has been expanded from its previous capacity of 450 to currently seat 1500 students. Streets lights have also been provided on campus.Science
The first Science Block was dedicated on 3 March 1957. It was a gift from Barclays DCO to commemorate Ghana’s attainment of Independence. The second Science Block was built by the Ghana Government, part of which is currently being used as a Science Resources Centre, serving students of three other Senior Secondary Schools in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District.
Currently there are 4 male houses and 4 female houses.The first science block which was a gift from Barclays Bank DCO to commemorate Ghana's Independence was dedicated in 1957 3rd March. Presently the school boast of a modern science block part of which houses the district's Science Resource Center.
Administration
The present Administration Block was completed in 1972. It houses administrative offices, the school library and the staff common room.New Assembly Hall/Chapel
The Full Gospel A.M.E. Zion Church of Temple Hills, MarylandTemple Hills, Maryland
Temple Hills is a suburb of Washington DC, southeast of the downtown district. It is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The greater Temple Hills mailing address includes not just the tiny red area on this map, but also the area...
in the USA, under Pastor, Rev. Dr. John A. Cherry, funded the construction of the ultra-modern Chapel/Assembly Hall Complex with a seating capacity of 2,000 for the school. This project, valued at US$900,000.00, was started in November, 1995 and completed in February, 1998. His Lordship Bishop Warren Matthew Brown, the Bishop of the Western West African Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Zion Church dedicated and named the Complex, "Full Gospel A.M.E. Zion Chapel/Assembly Hall in June, 1997. At the dedication ceremony, the keys of the Assembly Hall were ultimately handed over to the then headmaster, Mr. Clement Bernasco Pobee.
The school’s dining hall, which was initially constructed to cater for 450 students in 1960, has been renovated and expanded over a period of time to cater for 1,500 students.
Academics
The academic performance of students has always been high compared to that of sister schools. The Ordinary and Advanced Level (‘O’ and ‘A’ Level) programmes were respectively phased out in 1994 and 1996 when the government of Ghana introduced the new "Educational Reform Programme" started in 1999. The school currently offers four of five programs that the new system addresses:- Agricultural Science;
- Business
- Vocational (Home Economics and Visual Arts)
- General (Arts and Science).
The only programme that the school does not offer is Technical Programme.
Headmasters
- Rev. Dr. A. W. E. Appiah (Founder) - 1940–1952
- Mr. Emmanuel Godwyll Biney - 1952–1979
- Mr. Pascal Kodwo Dadzie Godwyll - 1973–1986
- Mr. Clement Bernasco Pobee - 1986–1998
Excellence
In 1997, the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations conducted by the West Africa Examinations Council, Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School was one of the schools honoured by the Council for academic excellence. The school produced the best Agricultural Science Student in this examination.The school's popularity in academics and other disciplines has grown year by year and this gives credence to the vision of the founder to provide secondary education the young boys and girls for the development of Ghana and the world at large.
The school has turned out 10,005 individuals made up of 6,337 boys and 3,668 girls majority of whom are in responsible positions.
The school's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) status is very high with a 120 feet transmission mast linked via satellite with AT&T in the US.
The Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School undertook a project designed to assemble and fly light aeroplanes in the country in 2010. The project, the first of its kind by an educational institution in Ghana, was in collaboration with the Franklyn College in the United Kingdom and the British Model Flying Association
British Model Flying Association
The British Model Flying Association is the body elected by the Royal Aero Club to be responsible for all aspects of flying model aircraft in the UK.-History:...
(BMFA).
In 20011, Out of the total number of 500 candidates the school presented for the 2011 West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), 498 passed in five or more subjects out of 499 students who took the examination. Also, the best student scored 7 A1’s and a B 2 while three others obtained 7 A1’s and a B 3.
School Ode
| School ode Sempe Optimo Nitere |
|---|
| Amamezian, wake and rise! And warble to the skies And notes of praise of men whose Race is ours today, Then to the entire world proclaim Our mother zion's name And let the peace of heaven increase for us always Serve we must, so to fulfill our trust Our time to live and strive to leave Our country free The word of God to sow on every sod That afric's sons the heavenly throne May nearer be. CHORUS: Semper Optimo Nitere Our motto rings, kindly notes it brings As it urges us ever forward to press To make a name undying fame That would inspire Africa's sons to progress |
Academics
- Rev. J.A. Adotey - Heads of National Office, West African Examinations Council, Ghana
Rev. J.A. Adotey is the eighth (8th) head of the Ghana National Office. Until his appointment, he was the Senior Deputy Registrar of the Test Administration Division.
Rev J.A. Adotey received his secondary education at the Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School, Cape Coast and proceeded to the University College of Cape Coast from where he obtained a Bsc (Education). He began his professional career as a teacher at the Odorgonno Secondary School (OSSA), Accra. He joined the West African Examinations Council as an Assistant Registrar on 1 October 1978.
Rev. J.A. Adotey rose through the ranks to become head of the Ghana National Office having served in the Lagos and London Offices of the Council.
Rev. J.A. Adotey is also currently the District Pastor of the Apostolic Church - Ghana.http://www.ghanawaec.org/about_old2.htm
- David Atta-Peters - Associate Professor,Department of Earth Science, University of GhanaUniversity of GhanaThe University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It is one of the best universities in Africa and by far the most prestigious in West Africa...
- Dr Moses Aikins- Head of Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, University of GhanaUniversity of GhanaThe University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It is one of the best universities in Africa and by far the most prestigious in West Africa...
- Harry Akussah- Hall Master, Commonwealth Hall, University of GhanaUniversity of GhanaThe University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It is one of the best universities in Africa and by far the most prestigious in West Africa...
- Mr.Ben Odame - Senior Lecturer, architecture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a university located in Kumasi, Ghana.It is the second public university established in the country. The University has its roots in the plans of the Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I to establish a university in Kumasi as part of his drive...
- Lewis Asimeng-Boahene, Ph.D.- Associate Professor of Secondary Education: Social Studies, Behavioral Sciences and Education, Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
, Harrisburg - Samuel E. Quainoo, PhD - East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of the 14 state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . It is commonly referred to as ESU by its students and members of the community...
- Daniel F. Sarpong, PhD - Director, Co-PI and senior Bio-statistician, Jackson State UniversityJackson State UniversityJackson State University is a historically black university founded in 1877 in Natchez, MS by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York. The Society moved the school to Jackson in 1882, renaming it Jackson College, and developed its present campus in 1902. It became a state supported...
- Tabil, Magnus Amos, PhD - Lecturer at Bournville College, Dudley, United Kingdom
- Dr. F. Ulzen-Appiah - Research Fellow, Department of Agroforestry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a university located in Kumasi, Ghana.It is the second public university established in the country. The University has its roots in the plans of the Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I to establish a university in Kumasi as part of his drive...
- Charles Quansah, PhD (Associate Professor), Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a university located in Kumasi, Ghana.It is the second public university established in the country. The University has its roots in the plans of the Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I to establish a university in Kumasi as part of his drive...
Politics
- HON. Nana Akomea - Member of Parliament, Okaikwei South (National Patriotic PartyNational Patriotic PartyThe National Patriotic Party is a political party in Liberia. It was formed in 1997 by members of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia following the end of the First Liberian Civil War....
)
He was born on August 5, 1961 and comes from Nsutam in the Eastern Region . He holds Post Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies(University of Ghana
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It is one of the best universities in Africa and by far the most prestigious in West Africa...
)1991.As a journalist and advertiser, he worked at Focal Point Advertising Company before he became an MP. Hon. Akomea He is christian(Presbyterian) and single with two children.
He represents the minority in parliament and obtained 35,438 votes out of the 64,916 valid votes cast = 54.6% in the last elections.
- HON. Richard Anane- Member of Parliament,(National Patriotic PartyNational Patriotic PartyThe National Patriotic Party is a political party in Liberia. It was formed in 1997 by members of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia following the end of the First Liberian Civil War....
) - Ken Kanda - Ghanaian Representative to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
- Mawuko Zormelo- Assistant to the Vice President of GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
Law Enforcement
- DCOP/Mr. John Kudalor, Director General Operations, Ghana Police Service.
- Her Lordship Justice Margaret Insaidoo, Commissioner, The Securities and Exchange Commission of Ghana.
- Group Captain Griffiths Evans, Ghana Air ForceGhana Air ForceThe Ghana Air Force is the air force of the African nation of Ghana. The GAF, along with the Ghanaian Army and Navy, make up the armed forces of Ghana which are controlled by that nation's Ministry of Defence....
- Burma Camp
Business
- Abert Essien, Group Executive Director of Corporate Banking and Executive Director, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated
- Eddie Addo, Chief Executive Officer, Unimax Macmillan Limited, Ghanaian Representatives of Macmillan PublishersMacmillan PublishersMacmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
. - Charles Dontoh, Chief Executive Officer of Fairmile Group of Companies
- David Percy Duker, Area Manager, Ghana (Mid region), Unilever GhanaUnilever GhanaUnilever Ghana is the largest producer and retailer of consumer goods in Ghana.They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It formed on July 14, 1992 with a merger of UAC Ghana Limited and Brothers Ghana Limited....
; President Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School old Students' Association; Member, Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School Board. - Peter Amposah Mensah, Chief Executive Officer, Pamicor Limited, Ghana
- Mr. Frederick Lamptey, Chief Corporate Officer, Vanguard Assurance Co. Ltd
- George Jordan Robertson, Insurance Consultant; Vice President, Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School old Students' Association Greater Accra
- Isaac Coleman, Senior Database Administrator (Manager), Bank Of Ghana, High Street Accra, Ghana; Chief Executive Officer, Beacon Training IT Center.
Medicine
- Dr. Sackey, Otolaryngologist - Korle Bu Teaching HospitalKorle Bu Teaching HospitalThe Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is the premier health care facility in Ghana. It is the only tertiary hospital in the southern part of Ghana and it is also a teaching hospital affiliated with the medical school of the University of Ghana...
- Dr. Mensah - Eye Specialist- 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana
- Dr. Frank Bonsu- Program Manager for the National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme, Kole-Bu Teaching HospitalKorle Bu Teaching HospitalThe Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is the premier health care facility in Ghana. It is the only tertiary hospital in the southern part of Ghana and it is also a teaching hospital affiliated with the medical school of the University of Ghana...
- Dr. Hoffman- Korle Bu Teaching HospitalKorle Bu Teaching HospitalThe Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is the premier health care facility in Ghana. It is the only tertiary hospital in the southern part of Ghana and it is also a teaching hospital affiliated with the medical school of the University of Ghana...
Entertainment
- Ebenezer Ampaabeng, Newscaster, Ghana TelevisionGhana Broadcasting CorporationThe Ghana Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Ghana. It is funded by broadcasting television commercials and the levying of a television licence, costing 3,000 GHC ....
- Mary-Ann Acolatse, Former Head of News, Metro Television, Ghana
- Bessa Simmons, Musician
- Ekow Shiloh, Musician
- Rasheedat Kadiri, Presenter/Broadcast Journalist, TV3 Network
- Abrewa NanaAbrewa NanaAbrewa Nana is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, dancer, and former Idol series judge.Nana's parents are Isaac Dakwa and Juliana Blankson. The name 'Abrewa' means 'Grandmother' in Akan, her language; Nana later adopted this as a stagename, partly because she had been named after her grandmother...
- Musician
Young and bubbly Abrewa Nana became a household when she defied the odds to become the first female hiplife
Hiplife
Hiplife is a Ghanaian musical style which fuses highlife and hip hop. It is also influenced by dancehall and reggae. Recorded in Ghanaian languages such as Twi, Ewe and Ga, hiplife is rapidly gaining popularity throughout West Africa and abroad, especially in the United Kingdom, United States,...
artist in the male dominated genre. She is a trained accountant with musical aspirations. Her fresh ragga/dancehall style infused with traditional beats over Twi
Twi
Asante, or Ashanti, is one of three literary dialects of the Akan language of southern Ghana, and the prestige dialect of that language. It is spoken in and around Kumasi, the capital of the former Ashanti Empire and current subnational Asante Kingdom within Ghana.Along with the Akuapem dialect,...
lyrics brought fought a new genre, called Rag-life. She has three albums to her credit and is currently working on new materials.
In 2000 she released Sagaa and followed it with African Gal and Maba in 2002 and 2004 respectively. She earned a Ghana Music Award nomination in 2000 and in 2003 she won the Ghana Music Awards UK award for Best Female Artiste of the Year. She’s shared a stage with artists such as Akon
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
, 2Face
2face
2face may refer to:*2face Idibia - Nigerian musician*Two-Face - DC Comics supervillain...
and Tony Tetuila
Tony Tetuila
Anthony Olanrewaju Awotoye better known as Tony Tetuila is an Afro hip hop artist from Nigeria. His name, Olanrewaju, means "My wealth is the future". Formerly a member of The Remedies , he split with the group and has been successful as a solo artist...
and also staged some performances in UK, USA, Togo and Benin. She was a judge on the maiden edition of Idols West Africa
Idols West Africa
Idols West Africa is the West African version of the Idol series franchise. Based in Nigeria, it is a talent contest to find a recording artiste, and aired on M-Net in 2007. Like the Pan-Arab entry to the series, the show incorporated countries throughout the West African region.-Season 1:The show...
, which was held in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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- Kwaata - Musician
- Yvonne Nelson - Actress
Other
- Col. Eunice Allotey Annan, Burma Camp Military Base, Accra, Ghana
- Hans Wesir, Architect Golden Tulip Hotels, Ghana
- Abraham Fiscien, Engineer
- Engineer Whyte
- Engineer Affram
- Engineer Wilberforce
- Nana kofi Coomson, Publisher/Owner- Ghanaian Chronicle
- Azu Kodzo Keazor, Education counsellor {Global Education Counselling}