The Ashanti Region is located in the southern part of Ghana and is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 24,389 km2 (9,417 sq mi) and making up 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the most populated region in Ghana, with a population of 5,440,463 according to the 2021 census, accounting for around one-fifth of Ghana's total population. The Ashanti Region is known for its gold bar and cocoa production. The largest city and capital of Ashanti is Kumasi.
Kwame Addo-Kufuor is a Ghanaian politician and physician. Addo-Kufuor was a member of parliament for Manhyia, and from 2001 to 2007, he was the Minister for Defence under President John Kufuor, his brother. Between June 2008 and 2009, he was the Minister for Interior.
Joy FM is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The station is owned and run by the media group company Multimedia Group Limited. It is arguably the leading radio station in Ghana that broadcasts in the English language. Established in 1995 by Kwasi Twum, the founder of Multimedia Group Limited, Joy FM became the first private radio station to be licensed in Ghana. The Multimedia Group has been a pivotal force in catalyzing growth in the advertising, creative arts, and entertainment industries.
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra, Ghana.
Kojo Vincent Oppong Nkrumah is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He is the member of parliament for the Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency. Having served as the Minister of Information since November 2018, he was appointed the Minister for Works and Housing during a Ministerial reshuffle on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.
Abu-Bakar Siddique Boniface is a Ghanaian politician and currently Minister of State at the Office of the Vice President and a former minister for Inner cities and Zongo Development. He was a Minister of Youth, Labour, and Employment between 2005 and July 2007. In August 2007, Boniface joined the Ministry of Water Resources, Public Works and Housing as a government minister.
Gifty Twum-Ampofo is a Ghanaian politician and a Member of Parliament of the New Patriotic Party. She is currently the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Ampofo is the deputy minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection in Ghana.
Fatimatu Abubakar is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and entrepreneur. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the current Minister for Information of Ghana. Fatimatu Abubakar previously served as the Deputy Information Minister and also served as the Deputy Commutation Director at the Office of the President, Ghana. Prior to her political appointments, she worked at the Lansdown Resort, Aburi, and SRM Engineering Limited, where she served as a house manager and a Clerk respectively. Fatimatu Abubakar studied Psychology and English for the first and the second degree.
The Nation Builders Corps, also known as N.A.B.C.O, is a Ghanaian initiative to provide jobs to unemployed post-secondary school graduates It was introduced by the government of Ghana.
Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Odotobri Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.
Kojo Appiah-Kubi is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Atwima Kwawoma Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.
Eric Opoku is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament and 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Asunafo South Constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
William Kwasi Sabi is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Dormaa East Constituency in the Bono Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Berekum West constituency in the Bono Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.
Vincent Oppong Asamoah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Eight Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He represented the Dormaa West Constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. He is the Former Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports of Ghana.
Francis Kojo Arthur is a former member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Gomoa West Constituency in Central region of Ghana.
David Oppong Kusi is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ofoase/Ayirebi Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.
Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu is a Ghanaian Lawyer and politician. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He is currently a member of the 8th parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing the Madina Constituency. He is also Deputy Ranking Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament.
Kwamena Minta Nyarku is a Ghanaian academic and politician who is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He is the member of parliament for the Cape Coast North Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.
Electronic Transaction Levy is a tax applied on transactions made on electronic or digital platforms.
