President Akufo-Addo appoints Opoku Bobie as Deputy Youth and Sports Minister

The First Gentleman of the land President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr Evans Opoku Bobie, a member of parliament for Asunafo North Constituency in the Ahafo region to serve as Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports.

Mr Opoku Bobie served in Nana Addo’s first administration as Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Minister and subsequently became the substantive Brong Ahafo Minister.

With the substantial demand for the creation of new regions through a referendum in the year 2018, president Akufo-Addo appointed him again to take care of the three regions. Namely, Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions. After taking good care of the three regions, the president appointed him again as the first-ever Ahafo Regional Minister.

Mr Opoku Bobie has been promoted by the president Akufo- Addo from regional to the deputy minister for Youth and Sports when approved by the vetting committee of Parliament. His passion for sports is so enormous.

PROFILE OF HON. EVANS OPOKU- BOBIE
(MP) DEPUTY MINISTER FOR YOUTH AND SPORTS DESIGNATE.

A top-notch banker with over 15 years of experience with Ahafo Community Bank Limited. Possesses excellent administrative, verbal communication and development skills. very sociable, friendly, committed Christian and God-fearing with a congenital heart.

General supervision of bank’s operations and
management of the bank resources.
Responsible for, preparation of yearly training
programs, staff training, carrying out staff appraisal, delivering lectures to micro-finance groups and actively leading management meetings, discussing and encouraging rural developments programmes.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Former General manager -Ahafo community Bank Ltd.
Personnel and Administrative manager, Ahafo
community Bank Ltd, September 2008-31 December
2010.
Credit manager, Ahafo community Bank, August
2003 -July 2005.
National Service- Department of Community
Development, then Asunafo Municipal Assembly, August
2002- July 2003.

TEACHING

Ghana Education Service, Dominase Junior High
School and Asunafo Educational complex(A.E.C),
Asunafo North Municipality.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Bachelor Of Law- University College of Education, Arts and Science, Sunyani June 2017-July 2020 (Affiliate -KNUST) June 2009-June 2010- Master of Arts Degree in
Development Management, University of Cape
Coast.
August 2005 – June 2008 – Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Social work with Psychology, University of
Ghana.
August 2000-May 2002 -Diploma in Adult
Education, University of Ghana.
August 1999-May 2000- Certificate in Adult
Education, University of Ghana.
Gyamfi Kumanin senior High school/ Ahafoman
senior High Technical school. GCE O’LEVEL (private
1996-1999).

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Snr member, certified Loan and risk manager-
Institute of loan and risk management Ghana.

SHORT COURSES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND
TRAINING ATTENDED.

16th -20th June 2003 – Certificate in credit
management, customer care and chain
management organized by ARB Apex Bank Limited.
23rd February -25th February 2004- Certificate in
Delinquency Management and Portfolio reporting
for
banks in Ghana.

21st- 22nd May 2015- Certificate in Business
Continuity Management, organized by Chartered
Institute of Bankers.
20th-21st August 2015 – Certificate in Bad debt
recovery strategies, organized by Chartered
Institute of Bankers.

ACADEMIC RESEARCH WORKS UNDERTAKEN

June 2010 – Assessment of micro and small
enterprises access to micro-finance services
Kenyasi in the Asutifi District- Brong – Ahafo Region.
June 2008- Poverty reduction among women.
Case of micro-credit with education at Kukuom in
the Asunafo South District of Brong- Ahafo Region.
May 2002- The causes and effects of bushfire on
agricultural productivity at Hwidiem in the Asutifi
District of Brong Ahafo Region.

He constructed the Ahafo Community Bank Limited
one-storey modern office complex at a cost of GH
489,657.37 at Kukuom, the capital of the Asunafo
South District in the Brong Ahafo Region. He is being recognised as one of the best performing regional ministers during his tenure of office in the Ahafo Region.

Source: Francis Agyapong Nimpong