Catherine Ablema Afeku
| Catherine Ablema Afeku | |||||||
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Ko'oro 7, 2009 - Ko'oro 6, 2013 Electoral district: Evalue-Gwira (en)  Elected in: 2008 Ghanaian general election (en)
Ko'oro 7, 2017 - Electoral district: Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira Constituency (en) Elected in: 2016 Ghanaian general election (en)
Gunfuko 2017 - Gunfuko 2019 - Barbara Oteng Gyasi → | |||||||
| Axim (en) , Siibenya'aŋa 27, 1967 (run 56) | |||||||
| Country of citizenship | Ghana | ||||||
| Education | |||||||
| Educated at | DeVry University (en) Master of Business Administration (en) : management (en) | ||||||
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English (en) | ||||||
| Occupation | |||||||
| Occupation | politician (en) la marketer (en) | ||||||
| Religion or worldview | Christianity (en) | ||||||
| Member of political party | New Patriotic Party (en) | ||||||
Catherine Ablema Afeku (ba dɔgɛ e la Siibedaa 27, 1967) de la Gaana wa gɔmena nalɛgera. A de Awɔbegɔ paati nɛra bɔna palemɛnti ze'ele bo Evalue Gwira so'olum n boi Western tiŋa. A de la cabinet minisita bɔna Nana Akuffo-Addo gɔmena saŋa dɛna Minister of Tourism, Culture la Creative Arts Gaana pɔsɛ Gɔnfuko 2017 ta paɛ Gɔnfuko 2019.[1][2][3]
A yuum de la reshuffled Ministry of Tourism bɔ'ɔra Gaana 28 Gɔnfuko 2019.[4] Nananewa a de la Minisita of State bɔna gɔmena la ɔfiisi puan, yuum dɛna Senior Minisita.[5]
A pɔsega vom la sukuu[demese | demesego zia]
Ba dɔgɛ e bɔna la Axim n boi Western Region. A yuum to'e la a Master n de Business Administration ze'ele Keller Graduate Sukuu n de Management DeVry Yunivɛsiti n boi Atlanta, Georgia 2000.[6]
A tuuma vom[demese | demesego zia]
Afeku yuum tuni la World Bank la Stico Petroleum bɔna Kenya, bilam ti a dɛna business development consultant.[7] A yuum boi la Inlingua Sukuu n de languages bɔna Brescia, Italy.[7] 2000s yuunɛ la puan, a yuum de la Government of Ghana nɔdɛ'ɛsa bɔ'ɔra John Agyekum Kufour saŋa.[6]
Nalɛka tuuma[demese | demesego zia]
Afeku kiŋɛ palemɛnti la 2000s John Agyekum Kufuor saŋa la.[6] A yuum de la gomɛna la nɔdɛ'ɛsa.
Nalɛka nɛra[demese | demesego zia]
A yuum ze'ele la 2008 vootegɔ saŋa ze'ele bɔ'ɔra Evalue Gwira so'olum.[6] A yuum di mɛ gee ti Kojo Armah n de Convention People's Paati nɛra, nyɛ 11,671 vooti. Bɔna 5th Palemɛnti n de 4th Republic Gaana, eŋa n yuum dɛna Road la Transport tigerɛ gee le de deputy ranking pa'ase Communications Committee.[6] Pooren ti a le dɛna Business Committee bo palemɛnti. A yuum ka de 2008 vootegɔ saŋa. A yuum ze'ele bɔ'ɔra la a so'olum kuka la 2016 Palemɛnti , bilam ti a di gee ti, Kweku Tanikyi Kesse n de Ama'asum tia nɛra nyɛ 11,641 vooti n de 20,179, n de 57.7% vooti.[6]
Minister bɔ'ɔra Tourism[demese | demesego zia]
January 2017, President Akuffo-Addo yuum loe Afeku ti a dɛna Minister for Tourism. Dɛna tourism minister, a yuum kiŋɛ la tiisi koosi a tiŋa la.[8] March 2017, a yuum kiŋɛ la The People's Republic of China,bilam ti a iŋɛ meetings la investors la exhibitors to showcase tourist sites la arts la culture Gaana.[8]
Afeku ba yuum loe e ti a dɛna kukazuodaana dɛna Leadership Taskforce n de United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Ba yuum yele la 25 January 2018.[9]
Vetting controversy[demese | demesego zia]
Ba yuum vetted bɔna la Palemɛnti Appointment Committee, ba yuum yɛti Catherine la a sira nyɛ la contract 2007.[10][11] Afekus ba yuum directed e la Accra High Court ti a yu $217,464.00 gee pa'ase 50% interest to an American couple, Patricia and Bill Gick, after charges of fraud had been brought against them.[12] Catherine la a sira la yuum zagesi la kooti la n yele ba sɛla. Pressure group n de Truth la Accountable Governance petitioned Akuffo-Addo ti a yɛse e ministerial position. Afeku yuum yele ti 2013 preempt judgement.[11]
A vetting ti Appointments Committee n bo Palemɛnti la ba yuum ku base mɛ 6 Gɔnfuko 2017.[13] A vetting processvla, minority yuum yele ti, ba da iŋɛ beni zuo a ka iŋɛ National Service.[14] Ti iŋɛ n ka honouring constitutional obligation la iŋɛ n yuum kɛ'ɛra Nairobi, Kenya, la a dɔgereba.[14] Ba yuum loe e la11 Gɔnfuko 2017 ti Appointments Committee la waiver letter ti National Service Secretariat duma bo e la.[15] Approval la yuum de la consensus.[15]
Cabinet minister[demese | demesego zia]
May 2017, President Akufo-Addo yuum yi Afeku a pa'ase 19 ministers n wa nyaŋɛ iŋɛ cabinet.[16] 19 ministers ba yuum tari ba yu'ura kiŋɛ palemɛnti kiŋɛ ta bo ti , Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Ocquaye.[16] cabinet minister, Afeku yuum pa'ase la gomɛna la inner circle .[16]
Personal life[demese | demesego zia]
Catherine yuum ele la Seth Afeku dɔgɛ kɔma batã a de la Catholic Church, Ghana.[6]
Viisegɔ lɔgerɔ[demese | demesego zia]
- ↑ Meet Akufo-Addo's 36 ministerial nominees. Ghana Web. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ 12 More Ministers Picked. Modern Ghana. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ Photojournalists in Western Region boycott Catherine Afeku's programmes (en-US) (2020-07-19).
- ↑ MINISTER of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Abelema Afeku, has been removed in a reshuffle by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo..
- ↑ Catherine Afeku speaks about her new post at Osafo Marfo's office (en).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Afeku, Catherine Ablema. Ghana MPS. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hon. Catherine Afeku – Minister For Tourism, Arts & Culture. Government of Ghana. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Acquah, Edward. Hon. Catherine Afeku markets Ghana's Travel & Tourism Industry in China. Kasapa FM Online. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ Catherine Afeku gets UN tourism appointment (en).
- ↑ NPP's Catherine Afeku found guilty of fraud. Ghana Politics Online. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Aglanu, Ernest Dela. Akufo-Addo probesTourism Minister-designate. myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ Adogla-Bessa, Delali. Catherine Afeku not a fraudster; qualifies to be minister – Dame. Citi FM. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ Catherine Afeku appears before Appointments Committee – Highlights. Ghana Web. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Minority rejects Catherine Afeku's approval. Ghana Web. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Parliament Has Approved Catherine Afeku By Consensus. News Ghana (11 February 2017). Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Arts Minister Catherine Afeku makes it to Cabinet. Ghana Web. Retrieved 7 July 2017.