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Former President

Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings

By Lord Barns Aidoo

Jerry John Rawlings is Ghana’s longest defence of his actions won him public support
serving leader, ascending to that office at and fuelled the discontent in the country.
four different times for a total of close to
twenty years. A charismatic and compelling While awaiting completion of the trial, anoth-
figure, he has been one of Ghana’s most signif- er band of soldiers successfully overthrew the
icant leaders whose impact will last for several government on 4th June, 1979 and installed Mr
generations. Years after leaving office, he still Rawlings, whom they freed from jail, as the
remains one of the most popular leaders in the new leader of the Armed Forces Revolution-
country whose words and actions are watched ary Council (AFRC). After a short stay in office
closely by both supporters and critics alike. which was characterised by a “house cleaning
exercise”, the climax of which was the exe-
He was born on 22nd June, 1948 and had his cution of three former leaders and other se-
education at Achimota School in Accra. From nior officers, the AFRC handed over power to
there, he proceeded to the Teshie Military a democratically elected government formed
School, also in Accra, where his professional by Dr. Hilla Limann and his People’s National
and leadership skills began to show. He was Party.
commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the
Ghana Air Force in 1969, winning the covet- Mr Rawlings however remained a visible and
ed ‘Speed Bird Trophy” for his skills in aero- popular figure in the country and after two
batics. He was promoted to the rank of Flight years, returned to power in another military
Lieutenant in 1978. coup on 31st December, 1981, accusing the Li-
mann government of leading the country to
Jerry Rawlings grew dissatisfied with the eco- economic ruin. Mr Rawlings’ new govern-
nomic and social conditions in the country, ment, the Provisional National Defence Coun-
which he blamed on the ruling military re- cil (PNDC), sought to restructure the social and
gime, the Supreme Military Council led by economic fabric through radical measures. He
General Kutu Acheampong and subsequently established the Peoples’ Defence Committees
General F.W.K Akuffo after a palace coup. On and Workers’ Defence Committees to mobilise
15th May 1979, along with other junior officers, support for his policies. However, the mea-
he led an unsuccessful coup against the gov- sures failed and after a crushing food short-
ernment and was arrested and placed on trial age in 1983, he reversed course and adopted
by military court martial. International Monetary Fund and World Bank
approved policies in an attempt to revive the
What seemed like a fairly routine trial ahead economy. These included the removal of price
of the inevitable guilty verdict and execution controls and subsidies and the divestiture of
was quickly turned into a public spectacle by many state-owned companies to the private
the sheer force of the skinny young officer, sector.
who bravely took full responsibility for the at-
tempted putsch. Jerry Rawlings’ impassioned



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Former President

John Agyekum Kufour

By Lord Barns Aidoo

John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was the second years before it was overthrown by the military
President of Ghana under its Fourth Re- and its leaders, including John Kufour thrown
public and remains one of its most conse- in jail. After his release, he went into business,
quential leaders, credited with the sustenance only to answer the call of service once the elec-
of peace and stability, an economic revival and tions were held again in 1979. This time, his
several social interventions. side was in opposition and he was chosen as
deputy opposition leader and spokesperson on
John Kufour was born on 8th December, 1938 foreign affairs. Once again, there was a mili-
into the Oyoko Royal Family which was also tary intervention but in a deal with between
active in the pre and post- independence pol- the political party of which he was a member
itics that seized the nation. As a boy, he was and the new regime, he returned to serve as
exposed to politics as his home was one of the Secretary for Local Government. As a staunch
hubs for meetings by the Asante Movement, democrat, Mr Kufour did not quite fit in and
which formed the base of the National Lib- before long, he returned to private life.
eration Movement, a major opposition to the
Nkrumah-led Convention Peoples Party that As the nation prepared to return to constitu-
ruled Ghana after independence. tional rule, Mr Kufour and others formed the
Danquah Busia Club, which transformed into
He attended Osei Tutu Boarding school and the New Patriotic Party. He sought to lead the
Prempeh College in Kumasi before travelling party into the 1992 elections but lost to Profes-
to the United Kingdom where he was called to sor Albert Adu Boahen. In 1996, however, he
the bar at Lincoln’s Inn. He also studied at the won the right to lead his part although he lost
Exeter College, Oxford, where he took a Bach- to Jerry John Rawlings. He gracefully conceded
elor’s in Politics, Philosophy and Economics defeat and in a historic gesture, attended the
and a Master’s degree in Economics. He re- inauguration to personally congratulate the
turned to Ghana in 1964 and joined the Kuma- victor. He was once again chosen by his party
si City Council as Chief Legal Officer and City two years later and after a spirited campaign,
Manager. From this position, he must have he won the 2000 elections, beating Professor
gotten not only a kindling of his interest in John Evans Atta Mills, Vice President of the
politics but his interest in local government, incumbent party in an election that required
that would be evident in his later career as a a second round decider. For the first time in
politician. the country’s history, power passed from one
party to the other peacefully and a hopeful na-
When Ghana returned to democratic rule in tion looked up to the Gentle Giant, as the new
1969, he stood for and won election to repre- president was referred to, to bring the change
sent his native Atwima Nwabiagya in parlia- he had promised.
ment. He was also appointed Deputy Foreign
Minister, then a mere thirty-one years old.
Unfortunately, the government lasted only two



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Sefless and Exceptional

H.E. Hajia Samira Bawumia
By Lord Barns Aidoo

Samira Bawumia, the Second Lady of Gha- Kofi Annan, the deceased former UN Secretary
na fits perfectly the descriptor “beauty General, Academy Award-winning actor Julia
with brains.” She turns heads with her Roberts, and another star from Ghana, Gram-
exquisite sense of fashion, but beneath that my-nominated musician Rocky Dawuni. As an
splendor and beauty is a determined and in- ambassador, Samira is expected to help raise
telligent lady created to affect change in peo- awareness about household air pollution and
ples’ lives. advocate for the use of cleaner cooking meth-
ods across the developing world.
Born into a political home to Alhaji Ahmed
Ramadan, former National Chairman of the Ultimately, the goal of her engagement is to
People’s National Convention (PNC) and his help create cleaner environments and erad-
wife Hajia Ayesha Ramadan, Samira’s smart- icate deaths caused by pollution from the
ness and activism came to the fore when she burning of solid fuels for cooking, an engage-
mounted political platforms to campaign for ment she has embraced wholeheartedly.
change on the back of anti-corruption and
women empowerment during the 2016 gener- Fluent in several languages, Samira has been
al elections. the capable wife behind Ghana’s Vice Presi-
dent Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, providing care
The only daughter among her siblings, Samira and love, and tendering to the four children
started her early education at the Answaru- the couple have.
deen Islamic School at Fadama, a suburb of
Accra before moving to the Akosombo Inter-
national School. Samira holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Law and Sociology from the Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technol-
ogy and an MBA from the Ghana Institute of
Management Studies (GIMPA) where she was
adjudged the Best Student in her year group.

As the founder of the Samira Empowerment
and Humanitarian Projects, a non-profit or-
ganization helping in the areas of health, ed-
ucation, and women empowerment among
others, Samira’s efforts at impacting lives
were recently rewarded when she was made an
Ambassador for the Global Alliance for Clean
Cook stoves.This recognition is remarkable in
all spheres as she joins the enviable list of re-
nowned personalities including Ghana’s own



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Fufillment of Love

Joyce Akumaa Dongotey Padi
By Lord Barns Aidoo

Joyce Dongotey-Padi, known in public life words and in 2004 she established the Mama
as Akumaa Mama Zimbi is a radio and Zimbi Foundation, a non-governmental or-
television personality, actress, entrepre- ganization through which she has been un-
neur, philanthropist, women’s rights activist dertaking philanthropic activities. She is also
and relationship coach. With her remarkable Executive Director of the Widows Alliance
headgears, charming manner and willingness Network (WANE), which extends a helping
to break social conventions, Mama Zimbi has hand to widows in the country, holding several
built a loyal following and is one of the most events for them including an annual Widows
popular media and pop culture personalities in Conference.
the country.
The foundation has provided education on re-
She first caught the public’s attention in the productive health as well as skills in sewing,
1990s as an actress in the popular TV drama agriculture, beekeeping and other econom-
Cantata which aired on GBC TV. A natural in ic activities with the aim of equipping wid-
front of the camera, she became one of the ows with earning power. Mama Zimbi is also
show’s most loved actors, setting the stage renowned for her passionate campaign for
for a career that would come to be propelled abstinence from pre-marital sex among the
by strong public interest and fan dedication. youth, particularly on social media where she
She would go on to star in at least five mov- has a large and dedicated following.
ies before venturing into the media. In 2000,
seeking a new challenge, she decided to try A woman of (literally) many hats, she is also
her hand at radio and despite her total lack of the Chief Executive Officer of Zimbid Con-
experience; she was given a spot on the Multi- cepts, a media production company that pro-
media Group owned Adom FM. duces content aimed at empowering women
and bringing attention to their issues. Mama
Her radio show, “Odo Ahomaso” and later Zimbi is without doubt, one of the most effec-
television show by the same name on Adom tive champions of and voice for women and
TV, quickly gained a wide audience and soon gender advocacy in the country.
established her as a dominant figure in Gha-
naian media. Currently, they are among the She has won several awards including Best Fe-
most popular shows in the country. In the male Radio Celebrity of the Year at the 2015 GN
adult themed show, Akumaa dispenses life Peoples’ Choice Awards, Most Popular Show of
and relationship advice with disarming hu- the Year at the 2015 Ghana Television Awards,
mour and an appealing manner that has won the International Humanitarian of the Year
her even more followers and fans than she had honour presented by the UK-based inter-
as a screen actress, spawning several viral vid- national ‘Women4Africa’ organization and
eos and memes. the World Innovation Summit for Education
(WISE) Award for Sustainability.
Her concern for people goes beyond mere



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Functional Team Leader

Lucy Quist
By Lord Barns Aidoo

Confident, versatile and ambitious – are ly illustrious telecoms career for an electrical
three qualities that aptly describe the engineer, with a position at the now AirtelTigo
highflying life of Lucy Quist, one of the as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
most recognized female faces in Ghana’s cor- From 2008 till 2017 when she resigned her
porate space. She writes, she leads, she man- post, Lucy spearheaded operations of the tele-
ages – she is the proverbial jack of all trades. coms giant, making it one of the most recog-
Lucy, born in the United Kingdom some 46 nized and competitive brands in the country.
years ago to Peter Afriyie and his wife Mary,
has had one of the most exemplary careers of They say fate sometimes drives man in a cy-
any woman from this side of the planet. clical loop of good tidings and it seems Lu-
cy’s fate is meant to be in leading rather than
Lucy had her early education in the UK and pro- following. Lucy fits this descriptor - she has
ceeded to Ghana for her secondary education recently been appointed the Managing Direc-
at the prestigious Wesley Girls High School in tor and Head of Change Leadership at Morgan
Cape Coast. She returned to the United King- Stanley, a leading multinational investment
dom for her first degree where she graduat- bank headquartered in New York.
ed with first class in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering, a remarkable feat by a Ghanaian A distinguishing career birthed in hard work
woman. and perseverance always thrusts one into the
limelight and public service. Lucy’s recogni-
And it seems the successes chalked in her edu- tion is not only in the numerous awards she
cational pursuits were no mere fluke but actu- has bagged during her career but it has also
ally meant to set her on a brilliant career path, come in the number of boards she has served
which can be used as a barometer for measur- on and public services she has been called to
ing the success of anyone. undertake.

Clothed with copious amounts of confidence She was until recently, a member of the FIFA
and a degree that would be the envy of every appointed Normalization Committee for Foot-
man, Lucy was recruited by Ford Motor Com- ball Administration in Ghana. She serves on a
pany of the United States where she began her litany of boards including the Industry Advi-
career. She went on from Ford to venture into sory Board for Ashesi University, Petra Trust
banking, starting off with a stint at the Royal Company Ltd, the International Board for
Bank of Scotland as a change manager. African Institute for Mathematical Scienc-
es (AIMS) and Obaatan Pa Women’s Hospi-
From the banking arena, Lucy branched into tal among others. Lucy is without doubt the
telecommunications, starting her telecom quintessential personification of an accom-
career at Milicom Ghana Ltd, operators of plished individual, even at her tender ‘age’
the then Tigo network. She then moved on to and her feat sets a bar that most women must
Vodafone Ghana before capping a surprising- strive to reach.

Ghana's Asamoah Gyan is a professional footballer and former
captain of the Ghanaian national team, the Black
SPORTS PERSONALITIES Stars. The versatile play maker popularly known for
his number three haircut is one player many fans love to
Asamoah Gyan hate due to his penchant for breaking the hearts of foot-
ball lovers during crucial penalty kick offs.

The 34-year old Black Stars skipper started his career at
Liberty Professionals Football Club located in Accra. He
played his first Black Stars match about sixteen years ago
when he was just 17 years old. His sterling performance
in that outing at such a tender age marked Asamoah Gyan
aka Baby Jet, as the first teenage player to hit the back of
the net for Ghana’s senior team, the Black Stars.

He has donned the national jersey for many competitions
including: international friendlies, the African Cup of Na-
tions, and FIFA World Cup tournaments.

Born on July 25, 1999 in Accra the nation’s capital,
Christian Amoah is a weightlifter who competes in
the 85kg event.

He has been Ghana’s representative both in the Olympic
Games and the Commonwealth Games.

He is the first male Ghanaian ever to compete in weight-
lifting at the Olympic Games and became famous for being
the youngest athlete to take part in weightlifting at the
2016 Summer Olympic Games.

On why he took up weightlifting, Christian Amoah says, “I
was playing football before. I saw people lifting on TV, had
a passion for it, and so decided to do weightlifting.”

Christian Amoah

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Ghana's The bubbly happy-go-lucky Felicity Ama Agyeman, also
known as Nana Ama McBrown shot to limelight after her
MOVIE STARS appearance in the television series, “Tentacles”, follow-
ing her debut movie, “That Day”.
Felicity Ama
Agyemang The popular screen diva and music writer had her basic school
education at the St. Peter’s International Residential School,
and later Minnesota International. She then continued at the
Central International School and Kwadaso L.A. J.S.S, where she
dropped out at Junior High School level due to financial chal-
lenges. She also ended her hopes of becoming a footballer al-
though she was a very good football player. She chanced upon
acting as a career after her role in the Kumasi produced movie
titled “Asoreba” in 2007.

Felicity has had a great impact in the entertainment industry
through her great acting career as well as brand promotions and
television presenting. She has also starred in various movies in-
cluding, Kumasi Yonko, OdoNtira, Love Comes Back, Kae Dabi.
Asoreba, Alicia, Fool’s Paradise, just to mention a few.

Yvonne Nelson She made her break into fame in as a contestant of Miss
Ghana. Born, November 12, 1985, Yvonne Nelson started
her career since the year 2000 until present. She’s not only
is an actress but also a model, actress and entrepreneur.

She had her basic education at St. Martin De Porres, and her sec-
ondary school education was in Aggrey Memorial Senior High
School. She further had her tertiary education at the Zenith
University College and Central University where she obtained a
degree in Human Resource Management

The African storyteller and movie producer come off as a very
calm personality but very bold at heart. She is considered one of
the most controversial female celebrities for her involvement in
governance and politics of Ghana, especially with her campaign
on the “Dumsor Must Stop”, an activity which brought together
a group of protestors against the frequent power fluctuations in
Ghana at the time.

She has also successfully run her own productions called the
YN productions which has produced movies like “Sin City” and
“Heels and Sneakers”.

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Ghana's

CORPORATE GURUS

Kweku Awotwi Selorm Adadevoh

The Founder and Executive Director of Mr. Selorm Adadevoh is MTN Ghana’s
the African Precious Minerals Limited, Chief Executive Officer. He attended
Mr. Kweku Andoh Awotwi is a house- the Kwame Nkrumah University
hold name in the Ghanaian corporate indus- of Science and Technology. He is also an
try. He pursued his undergraduate studies at alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania
the Yale University and later went to Stanford and the Wharton School.
Graduate School of Business where he had his
Master’s in Business Administration. He pre- He secured his appointment on June 20, 2018
viously served as the Chief Executive Officer after being an Executive Director at Scancom
at Volta River Authority and also the Principal PLC since August 8, 2018.
of Triton Group Limited.
Mr. Adadevoh was previously the Chief
He was formerly the Managing Director of Commercial Officer and Head of Mobile
Strategic Planning and New Business De- Financial Services for the then Tigo service
velopment at Ashanti Goldfields Company providers, the Millicom Group. He was the
Limited. He was also the former Manager of former Chief Executive Officer of Digicel
Business Planning and Analysis at Kaiser Al- Group’s largest market in Haiti.
uminium and Chemical Corporation.
He has varied skills and experience in
He serves as Chairman at the Multimedia technology which he has leveraged in his role
Group Limited as well as Board Chairman at at MTN. He is expected to move the company
Orios Group Ghana. He also served as Chair- into a new phase through innovation
man at Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited until Au- and technology, making it an excellent
gust 1, 2018. telecommunication group in Ghana and
Africa as a whole.

He also serves on the board of Women’s
World Banking Ghana.

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Ghana's

CORPORATE GURUS

Kojo Addae Mensah Amanor Dodoo

The accomplished banker with more Today, he is a career diplomat who works
than two decades of experience in the with the United Nations Development
banking and finance sector, Mr. Kojo Programme (UNDP). Currently, he is the
Addae-Mensah, is the Chief Executive Officer Deputy UNDP Country Director for Rwanda.
of the Databank Group. He attended the Uni-
versity of Ghana where he earned a Bachelor Mr. Ishmael Nii Amanor Dodoo, attended St
of Arts degree in Economics, after which he Mary’s Anglican Primary School, Kinbu Ex-
obtained a Master of Business Administration perimental School, and the Accra Academy.
in Finance from the same institution. Prior to He also attended the Kwame Nkrumah Uni-
joining the Databank Group, he was the Chief versity of Science and Technology and later
Operating Officer at the Ghana Commercial went on to study at the Oxford University.
Bank. In 1998, he worked with the UNDP serving in
various leadership and management roles in
He was also former Chief Operating Officer of Liberia and Tanzania.
Barclays Bank Ghana Limited.
He was the former Partner in Charge of Audit
He has exhibited excellence, dedication and Units at the KPMG Practice in Nigeria, over-
service in the various positions in which he seeing the energy, consumer markets and
has served. One of such is his role as Direc- natural resources sectors. He serves as the
tor of the Changing Lives Endowment Fund current Senior Partner of the KPMG in Ghana.
through which the education of many needy He has over three decades of experience in
but brilliant school children is being sup- audit advisory services. He also deals with the
ported. Kojo is married with one child. private sector in helping it do due diligence
and project evaluation of its businesses. He is
married with children.

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Ghana's

SPIRITUAL LEADERS

Dr. Michael Boadi Nyamekye, is a man
of many parts – he is a minister of the
Gospel with 23 years of active pastoral
ministry to his credit; Chairman of Everbond
Financial Services Limited (EFSL) and the
Founder and General Overseer of The Mak-
er’s House Chapel International, the fastest
growing church in Ghana, registered in 2013
and with a membership of over 4000. He is
also the Founder and Chief Executive of BN
ministries.

Besides counseling, teaching and lead-
ing people, he takes an active role in shap-
ing the lives of the many young people who
fellowship at the Makers House Chapel In-
ternational. Tagged the “Word addict” for
preaching the Word of God passionately, he
is a firebrand preacher full of revelations and
insights, operating in a variety of spiritual
gifts.

An academic gem of great repute, he has two
Doctorate degrees in Business Administra-
tion and Marketing, an MBA, MPhil in Mar-
keting and a Bachelor of Management Studies
degree (BMS).

Dr. Boadi Nyamekye is an inspiring and pas- Dr. Michael Boadi Nyamekye
sionate entrepreneur with an impeccable
track record of being very successful at man-
aging projects and institutions both with-
in Ghana and abroad. And with his focus
and practical experience on excellence and
knowledge of corporate workings, his Chair-
manship of Everbond Financial Services Lim-
ited (EFSL) makes the company an excellent
example of a well-run and managed invest-
ment institution and a reference point for fi-
nancial service excellence.

He is an author, an educationist with strong
and passionate leadership qualities, a moti-
vational speaker endowed with interperson-
al skills and an excellent communicator with
a deep insight and experience in managing
both the spiritual and physical needs of peo-
ple.

Dr. Mensa Otabil Ghana's

SPIRITUAL LEADERS

Pastor Dr. Mensa Otabil is the Founder
of International Central Gospel Church
(ICGC), head Pastor of ICGC Christ Tem-
ple, and Chancellor of the Central University
College (CUC).

Mensa Anamua Otabil, the fourth born and
the third son in a family of four boys and a
girl, was born on August 31, 1959 to Lloyd and
Dinah Otabil in Sekondi. He and his wife -
Joy Otabil have four children namely, Sompa,
Nhyira, Yoofi and Baaba Aseda.

He has written several motivational, leader-
ship and devotional books including: Buy the
Future: Learning to Negotiate for a Future Bet-
ter Than Your Present; the Living Word Devo-
tional; 5 Steps to Answered Prayer; Anointed
to Start and Finish; Goal Setting & Goal Get-
ting; How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit and
Turning your Weakness into Strength.

The ICGC has an interesting accommodation
history – the church moved from place to
place, vicinity to vicinity before it could get a
permanent place of worship.

To make education accessible to the under-
privileged, the Church in 1988 instituted an
educational scholarship scheme to finance
the education of selected needy students in
pre-tertiary educational institutions.

Every year, the International Central Gospel
Church which has a history of involvement in
charitable and social impact projects, invests
in a project for the less privileged.

Politically, Pastor Otabil is accused of being
biased towards the New Patriotic Party (NPP)
but former President J. A. Kufuor has dispar-
aged that perception.

Ghana's

ENTREPRENEURS

Kwasi Twum Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong

Chairman Chief Executive Officer

Multimedia Group Special Ice Company Ltd.

Kwasi Twum is a media mogul presiding Mention Sarpong Ventures and all
over Adom TV, Luv FM. Hitz FM, Nhy- heads will automatically turn in the
ira FM, Adom FM, Asempa FM and Joy direction of Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong.
FM. These together with Multi TV come under He is the boss behind the driving wheel of Sar-
the well known household name, Multimedia pong Ventures.
Group set up in 1994.The company’s fortunes
soared after the Times Media of South Africa He is also the Chief Executive Officer and
which is on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange owner of Special Ice Ltd, a mineral water pro-
acquired a 32.26% interest in the Ghanaian duction company.
conglomerate for $14.6 million.
Dr Ofori Sarpong who wears the tag of being
He is a product of the Harvard Business School one of Ghana’s illustrious entrepreneurs with
and the University of Ghana. He is also an Ex- a credible track record, started his business
ecutive Council Member of the Ghana Employ- career from the humble beginnings of trading.
ers’ Association and a member of the Board of He then moved into imports and presently
the SOS Children’s Villages, Ghana. operates as an industrialist.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has penciled him He has received several meritorious awards
out as one of the top ten consistent CEOs in both nationally and internationally.
the country since 2008. Again in 2012, he was
ranked the Sixth Most Respected CEO in the An old boy of the Presbyterian Boys Second-
country. ary School (PRESEC), he is married with chil-
The British Broadcasting Corporation in 2006 dren. A philanthropist who likes sharing with
adjudged Multimedia’s first-born radio sta- others, Dr Ofori Sarpong is a Presbyterian by
tion, Joy FM, the second best radio station on faith.
the continent of Africa.

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Ghana's He is Multiple award winning MV/Film Director and
CEO Phamous Media Group who has won Best Vid-
MUSIC ARTISTS eo Director seven times. He and his brother Gerald
Gyimah of the Phamous People have over the years been
George Gyimah shooting, editing, and writing scripts and concepts for mu-
sic videos, corporate advertisements and documentaries.
Their productions assist businesses to project their pres-
ence by creating concepts with a competitive edge. In the
past the duo of Gerald and George Gyimah have broken in-
ternational boundaries, working with the artistes such as
Akon, Tuface, Faze among others.

The seven times Best Music Video Award Winner at VG-
MA’s, won in 2015 with ‘The One’ by Edem ft Sway, in 2016
he won with EL’s ‘Shelele’, in 2017he won with Okyeame
Kwame ft MzVee’s ‘Small Small’.

He directed and shot Ed Sheeran’s BebiaBeyeYie, and Mz-
Vee’s “Hold Me Now”, among several other hit music vid-
eos.

Michael Owusu Addo Currently the undeniable best rapper in Ghana and a
mentor for uprising Ghanaian artiste, Micheal Owusu
Addo, also known as Sarkodie, remains a beacon of
hope for the Ghanaian music industry. Many has described
him as a rap god and one of Africa’s greatest hip hop artiste
as he has released hit upon hit songs in all of his album re-
leases which includes Makye, Rapperholic, Sarkology, Mary
and Highest.

Sarkodie first appeared on Adom FM’s popular rap compe-
tition titled, “Kasahare Level” and started gaining the pub-
lic’s attention from there. Sarkodie is an alumnus of Tema
Methodist Senior High School and he further earned a de-
gree in Graphic Design at the IPMC College of Technology.

He won the Best International Act at the 2012 BET Awards
and also ranked sixth on MTV Base list of the Hottest Afri-
can MC’s in 2014.The rap legend is married to his long-time
lover Tracy Owusu and they have a daughter together.

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MUSIC ARTISTS

Emmanuel Andrews known by his stage name, Samini,
was born on 22 December 1981 in Accra. He is a reggae
artiste with a mixture of dancehall, hip hop and high-
life genre music to his credit. Samini was part of the choir
at age 14. He is an alumnus of the St. Magaret Mary Senior
High School.

He signed his first record deal with Ashanti International.
Samini started his own record label after he left the afore-
mentioned label. His debut song, “Linda”, was a hit which
gave him a lot of commercial recognition. In 2007, he signed
a deal with MTN as a brands ambassador which lasted for a
period of eight years. He intends to hit the Grammy’s before
he retires from music. He has seven albums to his credit.

In 2018, he was enskinned as a Chief in Wa and bestowed
the titles WaaNaa and Pebili Naa respectively.

Emmanuel Andrews
Samini

Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr, well known in the
showbiz circles as Shatta Wale is popular for reg-
gae- dancehall genre of music although has numer-
ous songs in different genres. Born on October 17 1984 in
Ghana, Shatta Wale emerged in 2013 after several years of
forfeiting the limelight as Bandana of “MokoHoo” fame
since 2004.

The self-acclaimed dancehall king who is mostly described
as the most controversial musician in Ghana has pulled a
lot of social media stunts to drive publicity for his work. He
appears to use the old hip hop culture where rife and battles
were the order of the day; a style that seems to be working
for him.

Shatta Wale owns his own record company under the name Charles Nii Armah Jnr.
‘SM For Lyf Records’. He won the Artiste of the Year Awards
at the 2014 Ghana Music Awards with the song titled,
“Dancehall King”. Shatta has won many accolades includ-
ing ETV’s Top 100 Influential Ghanaians Awards Chart and
sweeping eight awards at TV3’s 2019 3Music Awards.

Ghana's Isaac Adu Mensah professionally known as Yaw Skyface,
is a Ghanaian filmmaker, director and cinematographer
MUSIC ARTISTS who was born on February 18, 1988 in Ghana. He is a
graduate from Takoradi Polytechnic who chose to pursue a
Isaac Adu Mensah career as a video director in the year 2009.

He is one of the producers that cannot be left out of the list
of cinematographers who have been gracing our screens
with great music videos. Yaw Skyface currently produces
movies, exploring his chances with the movie industry.

Yaw Skyface has an impressive portfolio and has worked
with most of the biggest names in the Ghanaian music in-
dustry and some of the biggest songs, notably Bisa Kdei on
his hits ‘Jw3’ and ‘Apae’,He also worked with Ebony Reigns
on her song ‘Kupe’, and worked on Kofi Kinaata’s award
winning ‘Confessions’.

Livingstone Etse Livingstone Etse Satekla, now popular for his showbiz
Satekla name Stonebwoy, started out his music career at the
early ages of his life, performing and acting right from
basic school. He further attended Tema Methodist Sen-
ior High School and the University of Professional Studies
where he holds a degree in marketing from.

Born on the 15th of March 1988, the highly acclaimed reg-
gae dancehall artiste made his first appearance on Adom
FM’s Kasahare Level. He kept on pushing his music career
forward and got signed on by Samini on the Samini Music
Label. His first song which was released and aired on radio
was titled “Makuma” happened while he was still in high
school. He is also the CEO of Burniton Music Group due to
his passion for entertainment. His hit albums include Grade
One, Necessary Evil and Epistles of Mama respectively.

He also runs the Livingstone Foundation which supports
students with better educational opportunities. Stonebwoy
is married to Dr. Louisa Ansong and they had a daughter in
December 2017.

Celebrating Ghanaian Excellence Ghana's

Jane Awindor, known in showbiz circles as Efya is an MUSIC ARTISTS
accomplished songstress and philanthropist. With a
humble beginning as a church singer, Efya got into the Jane Awindor
limelight as a contestant on the ‘Stars of the Future’ tele-
vision show.

Efya had her secondary school education at the Yaa As-
antewaa Secondary School and later attended the Univer-
sity of Ghana to study theatre and music. Her passion for
music started at a tender age in the church choir.

Efya is overseer of the Awal Children of the Future Foun-
dation (ACOTF) which aims at extending helping hands to
orphans and street children. Some of her awards and ac-
colades include, World Best Female Artist from the World
Music Awards, Best Female Artiste West Africa from the
African Muzik Magazine Awards, and the 2014 MTV Africa
Awards Best Female Artiste, among several awards includ-
ing Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Best Female Artiste.

Gregory Bortey Newman, popular in showbiz cir- Gregory Bonney
cles as King Promise is an award winning Ghanaian Newman
musician. His vast admiration from his fans stems
from his versatility in performing several genres of music
such as hip hop, highlife, and Afro beats. He was born on
the 16th of August, 1995 and was passionate about the arts
from a tender age. King Promise had his basic education at
the Kings Academy. King Promise is an old student of the
Nungua Secondary School after which he took a break and
ventured into music before furthering his education at the
Central University College.

His best songs include, ‘Hey Sexy to Selfish’, ‘Oh Yeah’, and
‘Thank God’ which he released in 2016, and has feature the
crème de la crème of Ghana’s music icons such as Mr. Eazi,
Stonebwouy, R2Bees, Manifest, Joey B and several others.
King Promise is a 2017 Ghana Music Awards winner with
his song ‘Too Late’. King Promise is currently signed to the
Legendary Producer Killbeatz’s record label.