Politics of Ghana takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the president of Ghana is both head of state and head of government,and of a two party system. The seat of government is at Golden Jubilee House. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and Parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Tamale is the capital city of the Northern Region of Ghana. It is Ghana's third largest city,with a population of 371,351 people. The city has been ranked as the fastest-growing city in West Africa. Tamale is located in the Kingdom of Dagbon,Ghana's oldest Kingdom. Major ethnic groups who resided in Tamale are Dagomba,Gonja,Mamprusi,Akan,and Dagaaba.
Wesley Girls' High School (WGHS) is an educational institution for girls in Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana. It was founded in 1836 by Harriet Wrigley,the wife of a Methodist minister. The school is named after the founder of Methodism,John Wesley.
Ama Benyiwa-Doe aka Ama Chavez was a Ghanaian politician who served as Regional Minister for Central Region.
John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012,and took office as president on 24 July 2012,following the death of his predecessor,John Evans Fiifi Attah Mills.
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is a Ghanaian academic and politician who served as Minister for Education from February 2013 to January 2017. She is a full professor of literature. She served as the first female Vice-Chancellor of a state university in Ghana when she took over as Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast. She currently serves as the Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa.
Betty Nah-Akuyea Mould-Iddrisu is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),she was Minister for Education in Ghana from 2011 to 2012,after serving as Attorney General and Minister for Justice from 2009 to 2011. She was the first woman to lead the Attorney General's Office in Ghana. Prior to politics,she had been the head of Legal and Constitutional Affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.
The IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) was established in 1988 under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization,a specialized agency of the United Nations. Its mission is to train specialists in maritime law. The Institute is currently headquartered in Malta,on the campus of the University of Malta.
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh is a Ghanaian barrister and politician. She served in the cabinet of Ghana as Minister for Trade and Industry from 2009 to 2013 and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She was also the Member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya West constituency. She currently serves as the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa.
Haruna Iddrisu is a Ghanaian lawyer,politician,football enthusiast and owner of Karela United and Steadfast Football clubs owner who is a member of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Tamale South. He served as the Minority Leader for NDC in Ghana's Parliament from January 2017 and was succeeded by Ato Forson.
Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who served as Minister for Tourism,Culture and Creative Arts. She was appointed to this position by President John Mahama in 2013 when he formed his first substantive government. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress. She is currently a member for the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing the Techiman North Constituency.
Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu is a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the Provisional National Defence Council and a former Minister for Defence. He is a founding member of the National Democratic Congress. He is the longest-serving Minister of Defence of Ghana,serving from 1985 to 1999,for 14 years.
Lordina Mahama is a Ghanaian former First Lady of Ghana who served as first lady from 2012 to 2017. She is married to the fourth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana,John Dramani Mahama. Prior to becoming First Lady,she was the Second Lady of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.
Otiko Afisa Djaba is a Ghanaian politician. Her previous engagement was the National Women's Organizer for the New Patriotic Party. She was also the former minister for Gender,Children and Social Protection.
Christine Amoako-Nuamah is a Ghanaian scientist and politician who served as the Minister for Environment,Science and Technology (1993–1996),Minister for Education (1997–1998),and Minister for Lands and Forestry (1998–2001) under the Rawlings government.
Esther Lily Nkansah was a Ghanaian lawyer and a former Regional Minister of the Western Region from 1997 to 2001 in the Rawlings Government. In 2010,she was named to the 10-member Board of Bank of Ghana by President Atta Mills to assist the government with its Better Ghana Agenda. Nkansah was also the Lay Chairperson of the Sekondi Diocese of the Methodist Church.
Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) is a co-educational second cycle institution located in Tamale,Northern Region of Ghana.
Sulley Gariba was a policy analyst and evaluation specialist who served as an advisor to the former president of Ghana John Dramani Mahama from 2009 to 2017. He monitored and evaluated poverty reduction in the Canadian International Development.
Tamale Senior High School formerly Government Secondary School,Tamale,Gbewaa Secondary School,and more recently Tamale Secondary School is a co-educational second cycle boarding school located at Education Ridge,a suburb of the Sagnarigu Municipality. The school was founded in 1951 by the then British Colonial Authorities as the first second cycle institution of the Northern Territories.
