WeyGeyHey Alumnus Becomes First Female Vice President Of Ghana: "We Clerp!"

• Ghana has finally elected its first female vice president in the person of Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
• She is an alumnus of Wesley Girls Senior High School in Cape Coast and the former Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast
• She was also the Ghanaian Minister of Education from 2013 to 2017

Following the concession of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in the 2024 elections, John Mahama has become president-elect of Ghana.

John Mahama’s victory in the 2024 presidential election is history-making, as it is the first time a former president would be sworn in as president again.

However, it would also be the first time the country would have a female vice president.

Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang is now the vice president-elect of Ghana.

She is an alumnus of Wesley Girls Senior High School in Cape Coast and the former Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast.

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About Jane Opoku-Agyemang

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is a professor of literature, author, and politician from Ghana.

She is the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast and was the Ghanaian Minister of Education from 2013 to 2017.

She started her distinguished academic career in 1986 at the University of Cape Coast, where she held various academic positions, such as head of the Department of English and dean of the Faculty of Arts.

She was also the founding dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research.

The Ghanaian personality later served as the University of Cape Coast's Vice Chancellor for four years from 2008.

In 2009, the prominent politician was elected Ghana's representative to the executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Jane is also an author. Her writings normally focus on communication skills and oral literature in Ghana and Africa.

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Some of Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang's books are Milestones [microform]: Ngugi's Theory and Practice of Art, Where There Is No Silence, and Who Told the Most Incredible Story?

Jane promises to reset Ghana

YEN.com.gh reported that Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang posted to celebrate the NDC's victory and thank Ghanaians.

Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang thanked Ghanaians for ensuring her party secured the resounding victory.

She assured Ghanaians that their government would not disappoint them but would work to reset the country as promised.

Source: YEN.com.gh