Paul Afoko

Paul Afoko is Ghanaian politician and businessman.

Family and early life

Paul Afoko was born on 31 August 1954. He is from the royal family of Sandema in the Upper East Region of Ghana, therefore a Builsa. Afoko studied at the Bawku Secondary school, Navrongo Secondary School and the London School of Economics.

Politics

Afoko agitated against the union government idea during the regime of General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong in the 1970s as well as against the overthrow of Dr. Hilla Limann by J.J. Rawlings in the 1980s. He was jailed by the PNDC for his agitations but managed to escape to the United Kingdom where he stayed in exile for a number of years before returning to Ghana in 2000.

He won the contest for party chairmanship on 12 April 2014 at a party congress held in Tamale, Ghana's northern regional capital.[1]

He was suspended by the party after some party members petitioned the disciplinary committee of the party. Mr. Afoko disputed both the basis and the legality of the suspension and has taken the issue to court. Subsequent to his suspension, the party's general secretary, Kwabena Agyapong, as well as one vice chairman, Sammy Crabbe, were also suspended through a similar process. Afoko and Crabbe filed processes in the court disputing their suspensions.[2]

Personal life

He is married with four children. He is also a businessman.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "MyJoyOnline.com - Ghana's most comprehensive website. Credible, fearless and independent journalism". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  2. ^ "Afoko heads to court over suspension". Pulse Ghana. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  3. ^ "About | Paul Afoko". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  4. ^ "Paul Afoko". Buluk Germany. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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