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Welcome to our
PLANNING COMMITTEE
THE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THIS YEAR’s AFAHYE FESTIVAL.
Ms. Charlotte Osei
Ms. Charlotte Osei is a Trisector Expert bringing high expertise and accomplishments from the public, private and non-profit sectors in Ghana and beyond. She is a Ghanaian Lawyer with 30 years’ experience, which has been deployed in the business law space, on the boards of international not-for-profits and in the Elections sphere. Charlotte has shattered many glass ceilings in her professional life.
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Mr. Chief Felix Phil Dontoh
Mr. Chief Felix Phil Dontoh, is a business centered individual and has vast experience in the corporate world and entrepreneurship
He has successfully setup and run different companies including Pharmaceutical,
Commodities, Logistics, Real Estate, Tech and Consultancy Companies. He is a strategist, a Business consultant, Brand Marketing specialist and a critical thinker.
He has a vast experience in Business Management. He is currently the Managing Director of Konsule Plus Limited, Screenshot Ghana Limited, and Adolate Ghana Limited. He has over twenty five (25) years experience in the area of general marketing, service marketing, reputational management, Media business, business development, general communication
and communication crises management, branding and brand management, staff leadership, e-commerce in both media and non-media, events planning etc. Chief Phil is creative, smart and team player, he is a hands person, dependable partner in business, confidential, loyal and reliable. He is sociable, affable, and grassroot person. He has a wide network in the cooperate world, political, religious, educational, and on the “street”
Phil has Consulted for many companies such as; Relle Suites Hotel, Altruist Technologies, Symbiotic innovations, Mobi School, Golden eye productions, Cape TV, Prekese Radio etc and brings his expertise to the planning committee. He’s a proud member of the great Amanfo
Asafo no. 7 company, Egya Esumankwa oma nsu na ewia!
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Liza Azu
Liza Azu is an experienced finance professional. She has over 12 years of experience of providing financing for and investing in companies across Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, across private equity, development finance and investment banking in multiple companies including International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group).
Liza was born in Accra to her Ladyship Barbara Ackah-Yensu (Justice of the Supreme Court) of Cape Coast and Chaka Azu.
Liza Azu is a creative and driven individual with a passion for community building and event planning, and brings her keen eye for detail and propensity for problem-solving to the planning committee.
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Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby
Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby is a medical doctor by profession – a graduate of the University of Ghana Medical School. Having practiced both in the United Kingdom and Ghana, she returned back to Ghana and joined the National Health Insurance Authority. She rose through the ranks to become the Chief Executive Officer until retirement.
Dr Selby is a native of Cape Coast from Amissahpowmu – Anaafo No2 company. Both parents were brought up in Aboom. She is s regular at the Oguaa Fetu Afahye.
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Joseph Albert Nelson Nunoo
Joseph Albert Nelson Nunoo aka Nana Kweku Kakraba Annhwer is the Safohen of Oguaa Asafo companies. He is also the immediate past CEO of Cape Coast Venomous Vipers Football Club. In his professional life, he is the head of Perppayne Investment Limited, a company that specialises in procurement services. He is married to Dr Jemima Nunoo and is the proud father of two children.
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George Kwame Twum
George Kwame Twum was born on the 10th of June, 1972 to Madam Lucy Margaret Baidoo, popularly known as Ewuraba Tsetse of the Nsona Ebusua of Oguaa and Mr. Kodwo Duku Twum of the Twidan royal family. Lucy Margaret Baidoo’s father was a member of the Bentsir Asafo Company and due to the fact that Mr. Kodwo Duku Twum does not hail from Oguaa, Kwame. Kwame Twum joined his grandfather’s Asafo which is the Bentsir No.1 Asafo Company of Oguaa. He holds his mother’s father’s whip from the Abedze royal family of Oguaa.
He attended Catholic Boys’ School and continued at Cape Coast Technical Institute. He later furthered at Samartha Institute of Technology, Takoradi. Supi Kwame Twum did his attachment at the Central Regional Lands Commission. He later worked at the Lands Commission after his attachment. With his personal conviction about his Asafo, doing a lot of services to the Asafo, he was installed as Safohen in 2005. He continued to play significant role leading to his nomination to succeed the then Supi should he dies. Kwatekyere then was also the acting Supi when the substantive Supi was immobile at the same time a Safohen till he was demoted from the position of Supi for Kwame Twum to act in his stead till 2022 he was officially installed as Supi of Bentsir No.1 Asafo Company and confirmed in May, 2023 by the Tufohen and Omanhen of Oguaa Traditional Area.
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Justice Johnson Junior
Justice Johnson Junior affectionately called Elicot Nana Kweku Okyere was born on 14th September, 1994. He is a graduate of University of Cape Coast (Valco Haller) with a degree in B. A. Communication Studies majoring in Public Relations and Advertising.
He has been an instructor for Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB 2021 &2022) central regional reps and NAFAC 2022. He was a regular guest on Asaase Radio who inform the public about the histories, customs and traditions of Oguaa.
He has been adjudged the Sustainable Development Excellence Blogger of the Year at the maiden edition in Ghana and the Overall Winner of Sustainable Development Excellence Awards in 2023 in Accra.
He has also been awarded as “The Historian” and “Blogger” on Cape Coast History and Customs.
He is currently the Stool Secretary to the Ebiradze Paramount Stool family and the secretary to Omanhen Osabarimba Dr. Kwesi Atta II and a Director at the administration at Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly.
Again, he was the secretary to this year’s Oguaa Fetu Afahye Launch Committee and is the secretary to the Planning Committee. An Executive member of Cape Coast Community Development Foundation and Secretary designate to the Osabarimba Foundation.
He is an author of Oguaa Histories namely; Oguaa Ahemfo, The Comparative Study of Oguaa Asafo Atsikuw Essoun, The Historic Oguaa Fetu Afahye and the Sons and Daughters of Central Region.
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Kojo Yankson
Kojo Yankson is a broadcast journalist, author and media consultant. He is the award-winning host of the Super Morning Show on Joy FM, creator of popular podcast, The Secret Lives of Adults, and author of a collection of motivational short stories, Messages from the Morning Man.
The 45 year-old father of one was born and raised in Cape Coast by parents Emeritus Prof. Kobina and Mrs Grace Yankson. He is proudly affiliated with the Brofomba #5 Asafo company.
Kojo brings over two decades of expertise as a journalist and media consultant to the Oguaa Fetu Afahye Planning Committee, spearheading the promotion of the festival as a global brand.
