Former Campaign Manager of
President Akufo-Addo in 2012 who was also Policy Advisor to the Akufo-Addo 2016
campaign before becoming Energy Minister, Boakye Kyerematen Agyarko has
outdoored a grassroots movement to prepare the grounds for him ahead of NPP’s
next presidential Primary, MyNewsGh.com has been informed.
Mr. Agyarko who is a founding
member of the New Patriotic Party in
1992 contested the NPP Presidential primary in 2007 along with 16 others.
It is not clear how many
aspirants will be contesting this time around, but Mr. Agyarko is certain to be
on the ballot as insiders have confirmed.
Mr. Agyarko entered politics at
an early age and was the National Coordinator for the Ghana Union of Students
and Youth Associations from 1979 to 1980. He joined NPP as a founding member
and within the party held several positions including chairman of The Danquah
Busia Club of North America, and briefly served as a Trustee of the Busia
Foundation.
He was elected the coordinator
for the New Patriotic Party in
North America. Agyarko was appointed National Campaign manager of the New
Patriotic Party in the 2012 Presidential election. He was appointed the
Policy Adviser to the Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic
Party during the 2016 election.
Family and Education
Agyarko was born in 1956, in
Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to Kwasi Agyarko. His father was a merchant and
United Party activist from Jamase, Ashanti Region and his mother was Jane Ladze
Padi from Krobo Odumase in the Eastern Region.
Agyarko attended the K. O. Methodist Primary School in Ashtown
and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Primary School in
Kumasi. He then proceeded to Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast for his secondary
education from where he had both his GCE Ordinary Level and GCE Advanced Level
certified. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political
Science from the University of Ghana, Legon. He immigrated to the United States
of America as a political refugee. While there he obtained an Advanced
Professional Certificate in Banking from the American Institute of Banking and
a Master of Business Administration in Financial Economics from Pace
University, New York.
Working life
After graduating from the
University of Ghana in 1980, Agyarko did his mandatory national service at the
National Union of Ghana Students as the National Coordinator. When the national
service ended in 1981, he was employed as a junior economist with Management
and Investment Consultants in Accra. He worked there till 1984 where he was
forced to flee Ghana due to an attempt on his life.
Controversy
In August 2018, as Minister of
Energy, Mr Boakye Agyarko was relieved of his position, following the
controversy surrounding the review of the AMERI Power deal which was resisted
by energy sector stakeholders for being corrupt. Mr. Boakye Agyarko came under
fire from the Institute for Energy Security (IES), VRA Staff, the African
Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) and the NDC minority in parliament which led to
his sacking. The government sought to review the AMERI deal but the new deal
Agyarko negotiated was exposed to worse.
Mr. Agyarko has since his sack
been active in the NPP supporting various groups campaigning for President
Akufo-Addo. He was not immediately re-appointed to any position since August
2018.
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