Speaker Bio & Abstract
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Ghana
BiographyDeputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and responsible for Lands and Forestry.
He is the Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya North in the Ashanti region of Ghana a seat he has held from January 2005 to date.
He is 50 years old and a native of Akropong in the Ashanti region.
He is a Professional Member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (Valuation and Estate Surveying Division)
He holds a BSc(Hons) Degree in Land Economy from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
He also holds and MSc. Degree in Hospitality from Birmingham, United Kingdom.
He was a Ranking Memer of the Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament (2013 – 2016) and became Chairman of the Committee in 2017 before his Appointment as Deputy Minister.
He also previously served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament