Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa
PRESIDENT NANA Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa as the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
The appointment, which was announced in a letter signed by himself (president), is pursuant to Section 12 (1) of the Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 (Act 506.)
“…I hereby appoint you to act as the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the Governing Council of the Service given in consultation with the Public Services Commission,” according to the release.
The president congratulated Prof. Opoku-Amankwa on his appointment, and urged him to “kindly indicate your acceptance or otherwise of this appointment within 14 days of receipt of this letter.”
Prof. Opoku-Amankwa takes over from Jacob Kor, who was appointed to the office two years ago by former President John Dramani Mahama.
About Prof. Opoku-Amankwa
Prof. Opoku-Amankwa is an Associate Professor at the Department of Publishing Studies, Kwame Nkurmah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
He holds a PhD in Language and Education from the University of Reading in the UK, a Master of Arts as well as Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies from the University of Ghana’s School of Communication Studies.
He graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Geography/Sociology) from KNUST and had a Post-Secondary Teacher’s Certificate A from Wesley College, Kumasi, having taught at various schools before landing at KNUST.
He is believed to possess a considerable knowledge about the social, political, economic and cultural life of Ghana, having studied, worked and researched in a number of communities in the country for more than three decades.
Until his appointment, Prof. Opoku-Amankwa was the Dean of International Programmes at KNUST, having previously held the position of Head, Department of Publishing Studies as well as Dean, Faculty of Art of the same university.
BY Melvin Tarlue
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