5 facts You didn’t Know about Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, a Professor is a familiar face in Ghanaian politics and education circles. However, there are a lot more details to her than just an electoral candidate as the running mate of the 2020 elections. Here are five things you might not know about her and let’s uncover more about this incredible woman.
Background
Picking up a pen on November 22, 1951, in Cape Coast, Ghana, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is a tremendous professor and politician, believe me. She once held the incredible position of Ghana’s first female Vice Chancellor at the University of Cape Coast and served as Ghana’s Minister for Education from 2013 to 2017, Her years of academic accomplishments are truly impressive; she is a powerful leader in education, no doubt about it. The year 2020 was remarkable when she became the first woman to officially run for the vice-presidential candidate spot for National Democratic Congress (NDC). Here some facts about Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang you didn’t know
1. She’s a Poet at Heart
Yes, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang loves poetry, at least, that’s what we saw from her when she decided to celebrate World Poetry Day in a grand style. Besides her academic productions, she has ventured in creative writing especially poetry. This hidden talent brings some kind of artistry to her strictly academic image. From this we see that education and communication equally interest her and the deep love she has for literature.
2. An Advocate for Girls’ Education
She might more famous for her contributions to increased access to tertiary education, Opoku-Agyemang has equally been a vocal advocate for girl education. She supports the education of young girls and in her time as the Education Minister, she used her time advocating for girl education especially for those from rural areas.
3. International Diplomat
Interestingly, she was not unknown to international political maps before she stepped into the political arena. Before joining the University, Professor Opoku-Agyemang had sat on a number of international boards and committees among them was the UNESCO where she was in a position to effect changes in the education policies globally. Today women have been empowered and are working diplomatically and her efforts have taken her beyond Africa and particularly Ghana.
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4. A Lover of Traditional Ghanaian Culture
As shown from these academic achievements Professor Opoku-Agyemang still has close ties with her mother country Ghana. She sometimes assumes the role of a propaganda and post-colonial culture after the Gold Coast being colonized by the British, she embraces the encouragement of traditional Ghanaian values as much as civilization. This relationship drived her passionately deeper into embracing and promoting culture in her vision and practice of education and leadership.
5. She’s a Mentor to Many
Though most people associate her name with that of a political personality, friend and colleague, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is also a professor. So in her way to work, she helped and influenced many students and postgraduate researchers as well as academics. Such women have a touch that is immeasurable and her positive influence coupled with a motherly leadership style may have touched the lives of thousands of people who have ever been in her classes or worked with her.
Conclusion
Apart from poetry and the fight for girl-child education, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is not only an academic and a politician, but also a woman of many parts. She is an inspiration to many people in Ghana and around the world to this present day.
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