Kojo Bonsu

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"You were the key advocate on the board when the monumental decision to rebrand GOIL was taken – the results of which have seen GOIL being propelled to the number one position (retail) among oil marketing companies in Ghana”.

– Citation of Honour by managing director of GOIL, Mr. Patrick A.K. Akorli, 19 October 2015. [9]

He is a former director of Tamale-based club Real Tamale United. [10] Bonsu was also an executive member of Asante Kotoko. [11] [12] In 2003 he launched his bid to be the Ghana Football Association's President. [11] [13] He went against former president of the GFA Kwesi Nyantakyi, politician and executive member of Accra Hearts of Oak, Vincent Odotei Sowah, a former FA vice-chairman, Joseph Ade Coker and former executive council chairman, Y.A Ibrahim. [14] He subsequently lost to Kwesi Nyantakyi in the elections in December 2005. [15] [16]

Mayor Kojo Bonsu interacting with US Ambassador Robert P. Jackson during his visit to Kumasi Kojo Bonsu and Amb. Robert P. Jackson 1.jpg
Mayor Kojo Bonsu interacting with US Ambassador Robert P. Jackson during his visit to Kumasi

In January 2010, Bonsu was appointed board chairman of the National Sports Authority then a council under the Ministry of Youth and Sports. [17] [18] Bonsu is known to have spearheaded the re-branding of the sports council until it subsequently became a sports authority. [18] [19]

Managing Director of Goil

Bonsu served as a board member for Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) from July 2009 to April 2015. He also became acting managing director of the company after their long serving managing director Yaw Agyemang-Duah retired after serving with the company for 16 years. [20]

He served as managing director role from July 2011 to February 2012. In October 2015, He was acknowledged and honoured by the company for playing a key role in the company's rebranding process. [21] [22]

Mayor of Kumasi

In 2013, President, John Dramani Mahama nominated Bonsu for the position of Metropolitan Chief Executive for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. [23] [24] In July 2016, he vacated his office and resigned after the Kumasi Traditional Council called him to order for his decision to take Nana Agyenim Boateng the Amoamanhene off the Kejetia project board without giving a notice to Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene. [25]

He is the founder and former publisher of Agoo Magazine an African lifestyle magazine that was founded in 2001. [26] [27] [28]

Political career

Ahead of the 2020 elections, in September 2018 towards the National Democratic Congress' Presidential primaries he declared his intention to contest as Party's president flagbearership role. [8] In December 2018, he announced his decision to drop out of the race for the role and threw his support to whoever would emerge winner at the end of the primaries. [29]

Again, ahead of the 2024 elections, Kojo Bonsu expressed confidence in his ability to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the general election of 2024 by winning the party's presidential primary. [30] After delegates voted in the primaries on 13th May, 2023, [31] Mahama received 98.9% of the vote, while Kojo Bonsu, received 1.1%, making Mahama the clear winner. [32]

Personal life

He is an avid supporter of Ghanaian-based club Asante Kotoko. [33] [34] He is fluent in French. [3]

Kojo Bonsu is divorced after 30 years of marriage. [35]

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Hon.
Kojo Bonsu
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A picture of Kojo Bonsu
Mayor of Kumasi
In office
March 2013 –July 2016