Prestea is a town in the Western Region,in southwest Ghana and about 50 km north of the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies on the west bank of the Ankobra River,about 60 mi (100 km) northwest of Cape coast. The town is part of the Prestea-Huni Valley District. Prestea is the forty-sixth most populous in Ghana,in terms of population,with a population of 35,760 people. A railway line connects Prestea to Tarkwa and beyond to the coastal city of Sekondi-Takoradi.
Ghana Railway Company Limited is the company that operates the railways of Ghana. The Ghana Railway Company Limited is a public-sector body with responsibility for the efficient management of the national rail system so as to enhance the smooth movement of goods and passengers.
The railway stations in Ghana serve a rail network concentrated in the south of the country.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members and there are seven (7) functional departments at the Head Office. Each department is headed by a Director who is assisted by Unit Heads. The departments are:- Electoral services;Human Resource;Finance;Training;Administration;Research,Monitoring &Evaluation;Information Technology. its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution. The current commission was established by the Electoral Commission Act (Act 451) of 1993. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan was the first substantive chairman of the commission in the Fourth Republic of Ghana,from 1993 to 2015. He was succeeded by Charlotte Osei as the first female chairman of the commission from 2015 to June 2018. Jean Adukwei Mensah succeeded Charlotte Osei in July 2018. On December 5,2018,the Electoral commission chaired by Jean Adukwei Mensah reverted to the old logo showing the Coat of arms of Ghana and a ballot box showing the hand casting its votes,after the controversy over the new logo.
Accra Academy is a boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region,Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931,it gained the status of a Government-Assisted School in 1950. It is the oldest existing high school to have been privately founded in the Gold Coast.
Prestea-Huni Valley is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.Robert Wisdom Cudjoe is the member of parliament for the constituency. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won a majority of 56,464 votes to become the MP.. He took over from Barbara Oteng Gyasi who had represented the constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region,Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wassa West District in 1988,which was created from the former Wassa-Fiase-Mpohor District Council,until the northern part of the district was split off to create Prestea-Huni Valley District on 29 February 2008;thus the remaining part was renamed as Tarkwa-Nsuaem District. However,on 15 March 2018,it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status by President Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo-Addo to become Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District. The municipality is located in the eastern part of Western Region and has Bogoso as its capital town.
Jason Gaisie,popularly known as Pappy Kojo,is a Ghanaian hip hop and hiplife recording artist from Takoradi. He is well known for his hit single "Realer No".
Huni Valley Senior High School is a coeducational second-cycle institution in Huni Valley in the Western Region of Ghana.
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is a Ghanaian lawyer,women's rights activist,and a politician who has been actively involved in politics and public service. She is the member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. She is currently the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation.
Barbara Oteng Gyasi is a Ghanaian politician and the former Member of Parliament of Prestea Huni-Valley constituency of the Western Region of Ghana. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),and was a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in Ghana and also the former Minister of Tourism,Culture and Creative Arts.
Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a member of parliament for Asante-Akim Central constituency in the Seventh Parliament and 8th Parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana in the Ashanti Region,a position he has held since 2009. He represents the New Patriotic Party. Currently,he is a board member of VRA and also the chairperson for the Ghana National Fire Service Council.
Andrew Asiamah Amoako is a Ghanaian lawyer,politician and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana,elected to office in December 2020 as an independent candidate. He currently represents the Fomena Constituency in the Ashanti Region. He is also the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
Francis Adu-Blay Koffie is a Ghanaian politician who served as a member of parliament for the Prestea-Huni Valley Constituency from 2009 to 2017.
Albert Kwaku Obbin was a Ghanaian politician and a former member of parliament for the Prestea-Huni Valley constituency in the Western region of Ghana.
Franklin Cudjoe is a Ghanaian author and social political commentator. He is the Founding President and chief executive officer (CEO) of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education.
Kwaku Acheampong Bonful is a Ghanaian former politician and a member of the First and Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Prestea-Huni Valley constituency in the Western Region of Ghana.
Stephen Amoah is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is the member of parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency. He is currently a board member of GCB Bank.
Pemeso is a farming community in the Prestea-Huni Valley district,a district in the Western Region of Ghana. The community has a river known as the Peme river which flows from Pemeso into Mansi.
Awudua is a town near Tarkwa in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality in the Western Region of Ghana. The chief of the area is Nana Kobina Angu II.
