Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang

human

Bɔbea	female
Ɔman a ofir do	Ghana
Name in native language	Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
Dzin a wɔdze ama no	Jane, Naana
Ebusua dzin	Opoku, Agyemang
Da a wɔwoo no	22 Ɔberɛfɛw 1951
Bea a wɔwoo no	Cape Coast
Native language	Fante
Languages spoken, written or signed	English, Akan
N'edwuma	professor, politician
Dzibew	Minister for Education, vice-chancellor, coordinator, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana
Educated at	York University, University of Cape Coast, Wesley Girls' Senior High School, Aburi Girls' Senior High School
Academic degree	Bachelor of Education, master's degree, doctorate
Academic major	English, French
Work location	University of Cape Coast
Work period (start)	2013
Work period (end)	2017
Member of political party	National Democratic Congress
Candidacy in election	2020 Ghanaian general election
Religion or worldview	Methodism
Abawdobɔ a ɔwɔ	Fulbright Scholarship, honorary doctorate, honorary doctorate, Global Leadership Awards, Order of the Volta

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang FGA (née Sam; wɔwoo no 22 Sanda 1951) yɛ Ghananyi nwomasua mu ɔbenfo (academic) na amanyɛnyi a nna ɔyɛ Ɔsoafo a ɔhwɛ nwomasua (Minister for Education) do fitsi Ebɔw 2013 kesi Sanda 2017. Ɔyɛ ɔbenfo a ɔyɛ nwoma (literature) ho ɔbenfo a ɔyɛ pɛ. Nna ɔyɛ ɔbea Vice-Chancellor a odzi kan wɔ ɔman Esuapɔn bi mu wɔ Ghana ber a ogyee edwuma dɛ Vice-Chancellor wɔ Oguaa Esuapɔn (University of Cape Coast) mu no. Seseiara ɔsom dɛ Mbasiafo Esuapɔn a ɔwɔ Afrika no Chancellor.

Fitsi ber no kesi 2020 amansan abatow no, na nsɛm ho amandzɛbɔfo nsɛm bi wɔ hɔ dɛ ɔsoɛrtsia kuw kɛse, National Democratic Congress (NDC) akandzifo bɔbɔ amandzɛɛ fofor. John Dramani Mahama na ɔbɔɔ amandzɛɛ wɔ Ayɛwoho 6,2020.

Ahyɛse Bra Na Nwomasua

Wɔwoo Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman ( woo Jane Naana Sam) wɔ Ebɔw 22, 1951 wɔ Oguaa, Ghana, ɔkɔɔ Anglikan Mba Ntoado Skuul wɔ Koforidua na Aburi Presby Mba Skuul. Afei onyaa ne ntoado skuul wɔ Wesley Girls High School wɔ Oguaa fitsi afe 1964 kesi 1971. Owiee B.Ed (Hons) wɔ Borɔfo na Franse kasa mu wɔ University of Cape Coast wɔ afe 1977. Ɔsan so wɔ Diploma wɔ Advanced Studies mu wɔ Franse kasa mu wɔ Dakar Suapɔn mu na onyaa ne master's degree na Doctorate abɔdzin krataa wɔ York Suapɔn mu wɔ Toronto, Ontario, Canada wɔ 1980 na 1986 mu.

Edwuma

Adzesua Edwuma

Ɔbenfo Opoku-Agyemang kyerɛɛ adze na ɔyɛɛ edwuma wɔ Oguaa Suapɔn mu, ɔhyɛɛ ase wɔ afe 1986. Oenya nwomasua mu dzibew ahorow a ma ɔka ho nye: Borɔfo kasa dwumadzibea panyin, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Adehye Hall hwɛdofo, Valco Trust Fund Post-Graduate Hostel, na Founding Dean of School of Graduate Studies and Research. Fitsi 1997, woedzi dzibew a ɔyɛ Panyin a Ɔhwɛ Nwomasua do dze ma International Training wɔ Abakɔsɛm na Amambra mu wɔ Ebibiman Nyinara mu. Fitsi 2008 kesi 2012 nna ɔyɛ Esuapɔn no Vice Chancellor. Ɔhyɛɛ n'edwuma ase wɔ Ɔbɛsɛ 1, 2008, ɔbɛhyɛɛ Emmanuel Addow-Obeng anan mu.

Ebɔw 2007 mu no, nna ɔka enyimdzefo enum a wɔpaaw hɔn dɛ wɔnkɛkasa wɔ 200th Anniversary a ɔfa no Abolition of Slavery wɔ Aman Nkabɔmu Asoɛe wɔ New York City.

Ɔbɛsɛ 2009 mu no, wɔpaaw no dɛ Ghana ananmusinyi dze ma UNESCO|United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Asoɛe no.

Amanyɛsɛm

Ɔsoafo a ɔhwɛ nwomasua do

Fir Kwakwar 2013 kɛpem Sanda 2017 mu no, ɔsoom dɛ ɔsoafo a ɔhwɛ nwomasuado ber a ɔmampanyin John Mahama yii no dɛ ɔnsom wɔ dɛm dzibew no ber a National Democratic Congress dzii nkunyim wɔ 2012 Ghanafo ambatow mu no.

Ne ber mu no, ɔdze nsesa ndzɛmba beberee guu akwan mu a nna ɔdze hwehwɛ dɛ ɔbɛma adzepa ho mpontu, obiara nkabom, na obiara benya nwomasua wɔ ɔmañ no nyinara mu. No mbɔdzembɔ a ɔsombo a ɔdaa no edzi nye nwomasua a obiara ka ho wɔ 2015 mu. Iyi n’abɔse nye dɛ ɔbɔhwɛ mbofra a wɔwɔ ehiadze soronko no benya nwomasua mu akwanya nye hɔn anyɛnkofo, dɛ ɔdze akwanya a ɔyɛ pɛr na nwomasua nhyehyɛɛ a obiara ka ho bi.

Bea pɔtsee a ɔhwɛe no yie wɔ ne pɛn do nye dɛ ɔhyɛ mbasiafo kena na ɔkasa ma bɔbea pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ nwomasua mu. Ne dzibew maa wɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛɛ a ɔfa bɔbea nyiyimu ho, mpontu a ɔfa mbasiafo a wɔgye hɔn nwomasua na hɔn wɔka mu, na wɔhyɛ mbasiafo kena ɔnam nwomasua do. Ne dwumadzi yi yɛɛ ngyinadodze a ɔmaa nkaho akwanya ma mbasiafo wɔ Ghana afanae nyinara.

Bio, odzii enyim ma wɔsesaa polytechnics du wɔ Mantɔw ahorow no nyinara mu bɛyɛɛ tɛknikal Nsuapɔn, akokodur egyinasi a ɔboaa maa dɛm Nsuapɔn yi tsebea do, ɔtserɛɛ no nwomasua mu na ɔtserɛɛ nsanodwuma nwomasua. Dɛm nsesamu yi dzii dwumasom wɔ Ghana nwomasua nhyehyɛɛ mu a ɔyɛ wiadze afanae adze a ɔrokɔ do, ɔboa ma esuafo nya nsano edwuma dze ma ndwuma ahorow.

No ber mu no, Opoku-Agyemang maa wɔhyɛɛ ase sii 124 Community Day Nsɔwdo Skuul, wɔfrɛ no ‘’E-Blocks,’’ ama nsɔwdo skuul nwomasua bea hɔ nngyee dzin enya bi. Ansaana ne mber no twaa mu no, wowiee skuul 50 na nna ɔyɛɛ edwuma, ɔwɔ abaɛfor adan bi tse dɛ abɔdzemunyansapɛ labo, mbuukuukorabea, na ICT adan. Dɛm adze yi a ɔdze bɔɔ adze yi tserɛɛ nwomasua akwanya mu nkankanara nye nkuraase na nkurow akɛse kakra mu, na ɔhwɛɛ dɛ mbanyimfo na mbasiafo nyinara benya nwomasua pɛr.

Opoku-Agyemang hun dɛ Osuapɔn a ɔyɛ Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) adan no nwiei wɔ Ho, a Skuul a ɔyɛ Basic na Biomedical Sciences ka ho bi, Bea esuafo da, Bea a Skuul mu edwumayɛ da wɔ Sokode Campus. Osuapɔn no ɔmapanyin John Dramani Mahama buee ano wɔ ɔberɛfɛw 2015 mu, iyɛ dzii Aban n’ahofama dɛ ɔbɛtserɛw nwomasua pa akwanya mu na mboa ɔwɔ dze ma apɔwmudzen edwumayɛfo ntsetsee ama ɔasɔ ɔmanmu apɔw dzen ehiadze.

Odzii tsintsinman wɔ Osuapɔn a ɔyɛ Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) ne ntsewee wɔ Epuei Mantɔw mu. ɔyɛɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ faa enabling Bill a ɔwɔ mbrahyɛbaguafie e mbɔbɔɔ adze ho na ɔper nyaa fotow dze maa Osuapɔn no. Mumu 2016 mu no, ɔmampanyin John Mahama ɔdze asɔw bɔɔ famu dɛ wonsi UESD Somanya kampus no.

Ɔmampanyin abadziekyir Ntoabɔ

Opoku-Agyemang woyii no dɛ ɔmampanyin abadziekyir dze maa National Democratic Congress (NDC) mu wɔ Ayɛwoho 6, 2020 mu dze maa Ghanafo nyinara 2020 Ambatow no. ɔbɛyɛɛ basia ɔmampanyin abadziekyir a odzikan dze ma amanyɛkuw akɛse ebien no mu kor a ɔwɔ Ghana. No nyii a ɔyɛ Frankaatunyi, John Dramani Mahama a ɔyɛ National Democratic Congress amanyɛkuw ba no mbasiafo ekuw ahorow beberee na mbasiafo kasamafo bɔɔ n’abawdo dɛ ɔyɛ nsɛnkyerɛndze pa dze ma Ghana amanyɛsɛm dze ama bɔbew mua na pɛpɛɛpɛyɛ.

Ɔtotɔɔ serɛɛ Ghanafo dɛ wɔntow amba ma nsesa na ɔhyɛɛ bɔ dɛ ɔdze ne dzibew dɛ ɔmampanyin abadziekyir benya nsunsuando wɔ mpontu ndwuma no nkɔdo na mbaabun nyɛe nhyehyɛɛ. No ntoabɔ nsɛm no nyinara oyii kasamtwi otsia hɔn a ɔnye hɔn risi akan no. No ntoabɔ no mu yɛ dzen wɔ mpoano nkurow na no for Mantɔw, Finimfin Mantɔw mu sow aba dɛ NDC dzii nkunyim wɔ mpasoa ngua no wodzii nkugu wɔ do no. NDC no so nyaa Mantɔw 9 fii Mantɔw 16 a ɔwɔ Ghana mu a kurowpɔn a wɔtsentam, Nkran Kurowpɔn mu ka ho.

NDC ɔmanmu mpanyimfo kuw no wɔ Ebɔw 7, 2024, wotsimtsimii Opoku-Agyemang bio dɛ frankaatunyi abadziekyir dze ma amanyɛkuw ne frankaatu dzibew no ana 2024 Ghanafo nyinara ambatow no.

Opoku-Agyemang bɛyɛɛ ɔmampanyin abadziekyir a oeyi no ber Mahama dzii nkunyim wɔ 2024 ɔmampanyin ambatow nomu.

Sanda 7, 2025 mu no, Opoku- Agyemang odzii nse dɛ Ghana ɔmampanyin abadziekyir, ɔyɛɛ basia a odzii kan dzii dɛm dzibew no. Nhyiamu no kɔr do wɔ Fahodzi Square wɔ Nkran, hɔ na odzii nse wɔ dzibew mu na ɔmampanyin abadziekyir nsedzi ansaana ɔtsembuafo sahen Gertrude Torkornoo. No nyii no yɛ asɛnhyewdze wɔ Ghana amanyɛsɛm abakɔsɛm mu, dɛ ɔbɛyɛɛ Ghana Basia a odzii kan nyaa dzibew dɛ ɔmampanyin abadziekyir wɔ ɔman n’abakɔsɛm.

N’edwumayɛkuw ahorow

Opoku-Agyemang yɛ Ghana Academy a ɔfa ɔyɛkyerɛ na abɔdzemunyansapɛ ba, Ghana Osuapɔn Akyerɛkyerɛfo Kuw , Borɔfosua Kuw, Afrikan Adzesua Kuw, Amansan Nkabom, Afrikan Kasadwin Kuw, Amansan kuw na Amanaman skɔlahyepo Kuw, kuw a ɔfa Adzesua hi na dza ɔkeka ho.

N’abrabɔ Mu Nsɛm

Opoku Agyemang yɛ Kristosomnyi a ɔnye Wesleyanfo som.

ɔwaar ne nyɛnko a ɔnye no sua nwoma, Edmund Opoku-Agyemang na wɔwɔ mba ebiasa, Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang na Maame Adwoa Opoku-Agyemang. ɔwɔ nananom ebien so.

Abadobɔ Na Nkaedze Ahorow

Opoku-Agyemang wɔdze enyimnyamhyɛ degree hyɛɛ no fir Osuapɔn a ɔwɔ Indies Atɔe na Winston-Salem Osuapɔn. ɔasan so nyaa abadobɔdze ɔyɛ Amansan akandzidze fii Osuapɔn a ɔyɛ Anaafo Florida wɔ Tampa. Onyaa abotsir a ɔfa Firaw abadobɔdze ma Nyimapa a ɔdaa nsew wɔ nwomasua mu wɔ 2011 na ɔyɛ ɔmampanyin John Atta Mills na ɔdze maa no. Na Ghana Basia Otsiban Abadobɔdze ɔwɔ nwomasua mu dze no ɔnam no mboa a ɔfa nwomasua no mpontu na nkɔdo a ɔfa nwomasua pa ho wɔ Ghana. Onyaa nkaedze wɔ no mboa a ɔda nsew wɔ Amansan nwomasua nkɔdo mu, Skuul a ɔwɔ hɔ ma Amansan Ntsetsee, Vermont, USA wɔ mpɛn ebien mu.

Afe 2020 mu no, wɔbɔɔ ne dzin kaa mbasiafo nkuranhyɛfo akandzifo eduanan a wɔwɔ Ghana dɛ wɔsoom dɛ fasusu dze ma mbasiafo a wɔwɔ Ghana na Afrika wɔ Sanda 2023, wɔdze ne dzin kaa Afrikafo a ɔha wɔbɔ hɔnho mbɔdzen paa noho.

Mboa Edze Ne Nsido

• "Where there is No Silence: Articulations of Resistance to Enslavement". Revised Inaugural Lecture to the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
• Opoku-Agyemang, N. J., Lovejoy, P. E., Trotman, D. V. (eds), Africa and its Diasporas: History, Memory and Literary Manifestations, Trenton, New Jersey, USA: Africa World Press, 2008.
• Where There is No Silence: Articulations of Resistance to Enslavement, Accra: Page Link Publishers, 2008.
• Anquandah, J., Opoku-Agyemang, N.J., and Doormont, M. (eds), The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Landmarks, Legacies, Expectations, Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2007, pp. 210–224.
• "The Living Experience of the Slave Trade in Sankana and Gwollu: Literary Manifestations and Implications for Tourism". In James Anquandah, Naana Opoku-Agyemang and Michel Doormont (eds), The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Landmarks, Legacies, Expectations, Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2007, pp.
• "A Fork in the Road: Ayi Kwei Armah's Osiris Rising and Florence Ladd's Sarah's Psalm on the subject of homecoming" in Naana J. Opoku-Agyemang, with Paul E. Lovejoy and David V. Trotman (eds), Africa and its Diasporas: History, Memory and Literary Manifestations, Trenton, New Jersey, USA: Africa World Press, 2008, pp. 303–318.