Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has been tipped to replace Alan Kyeremanten as the Minister of Trade and Industry.
Reports indicate that Nkrumah has been groomed to take over the role for the past few months.
Alan Kyeremanten on Thursday, January 5th 2022, tendered his resignation to the President to concentrate on his Presidential ambition.
The President is expected to name Oppon Nkrumah to the role in the first impending reshuffle of his administration which reports say is just over the horizon.
About Oppong Nkrumah
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is the Minister for Information and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency. He is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court.
He previously served as Deputy Information Minister and Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid during the first tenure of the Akufo-Addo administration.
Before joining politics, Oppong Nkrumah had worked with British American Tobacco as a Treasury Analyst. He also worked as a broadcast journalist with Joy FM of the Multi Media Group where he hosted the “Super Morning Show”. He later left Joy FM and established his own Private Equity Firm, West Brownstone Capital.
Oppong Nkrumah attended the University of Cape Coast where he attained a bachelor’s degree in Commerce. He has an MBA in Marketing from the University of Ghana, Legon.
He has a bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) which he obtained from the Ghana Institute of Management and Professional Administration (GIMPA). In 2016 he was called to the Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com
