Ghana vice president biography for kids

By Bertha Badu-Agyei

Accra, Jan 7, GNA – Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Ghana’s first female Vice President, was Tuesday sworn into office at a historic ceremony that took place at the Independence Square in Accra.  

She was led by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkono to swear the Oath of Office to discharge her duties with integrity, witnessed by thousands of people from all walks of life, who thronged the Independence Square to witness the historic moment.  

Prof Opoku-Agyeman comes to the office with a wide range of expertise as a former Minister of Education, first female Vice Chancellor of a public university; the University of Cape Coast (UCC), and running-mate to President John Dramani Mahama, leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 elections.   

Her historic feat as the first female to occupy the second most powerful office of the land comes at a time that Ghana’s Parliament had passed the Affirmative Action a