Baffour Osei Akoto
Bafuor Osei Akoto (1904-2002) was a
.Early life
He was the child of Kofi Owusu Sekyere and Nana Akosua Apea. Before he was chosen as the chief Linguist of the Asantehene, he was a mechanic working with the transportation division of F&A Swanzy Company in the Gold Coast.[3]
National Liberation Movement
In 1954, he organized disaffectioned
Ashanti members of the Convention People's Party to form a new political party called the National Liberation Movement. The party later became the United Party after a series of mergers with other political parties. In the early 1990s, there was another name change and the party became known as the New Patriotic Party
, the current ruling party of Ghana.
He spoke against the one-party state system introduced by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. These led to his arrest and imprisonment for seven year.[4]
Relations
- Cabinet minister of Ghana.[5]
- Rita Akoto Coker (daughter). Marketing Consultant and author of 5 novels namely: Serwah, the Saga of an African Princess;The Golden Staff; Boarding Time; The Lost Princess and Fate's Promise.
See also
References
- ^ "Ashanti NPP to honour Baffour Osei Akoto". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ a b "Afriyie Akotos Father Prof. Akosa Charges". peacefmonline.com. peacefmonline. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Baafour Akoto, Chief linguist". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Ghana, News. "Political leadership has no place for small minds". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Akoto, Owusu Afriyie (Dr)". ghanamps.com. ghanamps. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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