Eugene Arhin | |
|---|---|
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| Director of Communications at the Presidency | |
| Assumed office January 2017 | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
Eugene Arhin is a Ghanaian politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the current Director of communications at the office of the President of Ghana,Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. [1]
Arhin is an alumnus of Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School,Legon,where he acquired his secondary school education. [2] He furthered his education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Engineering in 2006. [3]
He worked as a teaching assistant for his mandatory one year national service at the Department of Materials Engineering. [3] He also worked at the Danquah Institute,a think tank named after Dr. J. B. Danquah,as a research analyst. [3]
In January 2017,he was appointed the Director of Communications at the Flagstaff House by President Nana Akufo-Addo. [4] [5] [6] Prior to his appointment in 2017,He served as the press secretary to Nana Akufo-Addo for two years. [3] In January 2021,after the re-election and investiture of Nana Akufo-Addo,he was reappointed by the President to continue to serve in that capacity. [7] [1]
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