George Aryee | |
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8th Director-General of the GBC | |
In office 1991–1992 | |
President | John Jerry Rawlings |
Preceded by | Lebrecht Wilhelm Fifi Hesse |
Succeeded by | David Anaglate |
Personal details | |
Born | George Aryee Gold Coast |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
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George Aryee is a Ghanaian public servant. He served as the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 1991 to 1992.
Aryee had his secondary education at Adisadel College,Cape Coast,and later continued at Wesley College,Kumasi to train as a teacher in 1959. [1] After his teacher training,he enrolled at the University of Cape Coast where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1969. [1] A year later he obtained a Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) sponsored scholarship to study at the University of Ottawa,Canada,where he obtained a his Master's degree in Administration. [2]
Following his studies abroad,Aryee joined the Advanced Teacher Training College,Winneba (one of the colleges that were merged to create the University of Education,Winneba) as a lecturer. [2] He later worked at Central Regional Development Corporation as its Managing Director,and the African Timber and Plywood company as a Training and Development Manager and later it's Public Relations Manager. [2] Prior to his appointment as Director General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,he was the managing director of a food processing company called Tema Food Complex. [1] Aryee served as the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 1991 to 1992. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Winneba is a town and the capital of Effutu Municipal District in Central Region of South Ghana. Winneba has a population of 55,331. Winneba,traditionally known as Simpa,is a historic fishing port in south Ghana,lying on the south coast,140 kilometres (90 mi) east of Cape Coast. The current member of parliament is Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin.
The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. It was founded in 1948,in the British colony of the Gold Coast,as the University College of the Gold Coast,and was originally an affiliate college of the University of London,which supervised its academic programs and awarded degrees. After independence in 1957,the college was renamed the University College of Ghana. It changed its name again to the University of Ghana in 1961,when it gained full university status. The University of Ghana is situated on the West view of the Accra Legon hills and at the northeast of the centre of Accra,now has various schools,institutions,colleges and departments and has over 40,000 registered students.
The University of Cape Coast is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the wide Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two campuses:the Southern Campus and the Northern Campus. Two of the most important historical sites in Ghana,Elmina and Cape Coast Castle,are a few kilometres away from its campus.
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