Florence Oboshie Sai-Coffie
Florence Oboshie Sai-Cofie, also Oboshie Sai-Cofie or Oboshie Sai Cofie (born 6 April 1953), is a Ghanaian politician and a media executive. In the second term of President John Kufuor she was Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Information from 2005 to 31 July 2007. Starting from 1 August 2007, she served as Kufuor's appointee as Minister of Information and National Orientation, succeeding Kwamina Bartels.[1][2]
Florence Oboshie Sai-Cofie | |
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Minister for Information and National Orientation | |
In office 2006–2007 | |
President | John Kufuor |
Minister for Tourism and Diasporan Relations | |
In office 2005–2006 | |
President | John Kufuor |
Preceded by | office created |
Personal details | |
Born | Florence Oboshie Sai 6 April 1953 |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Parents | Fred T. Sai (father) |
Residence | Accra, Ghana |
Alma mater | |
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Biography
Florence Oboshie Sai-Coffie is the daughter of Fred T. Sai, a Ghanaian academic and family health physician who co-founded the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana in 1967.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] She studied at the Ridge Church School and Achimota School, both in Accra and obtained a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Ghana, Legon in 1974.[11][12] She co-founded Mediatouch Productions in 1992, an advertising and production company.[12] Her firm created content and developed the first Ghanaian participation and current affairs Talk Show, with Sai-Coffie being the show's presenter. Using her advertising expertise, she joined the campaign teams of the John Kufuor and the New Patriotic Party.[12] The campaign team coined effective catchphrases, themes and slogans in both the 2000 and 2004 elections.[12]
Between 2001 and 2005, she worked in the Office of the President, with responsibility at various times for managing the estate, public relations, and speech-writing.[12] She also worked with the Public Relations and Information Team (PRIM) to provide a link between the Office of the President and the Ministry of Information. Oboshie Sai-Coffie speaks English, Ga and Twi.[12]
See also
External links
- Offizielle Regierungsseite at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 June 2008)
References
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- Arkutu, Andrew A (September 2010). ""With Heart and Voice" (Fred Sai Remembers) by Fred T. Sai". Ghana Medical Journal. 44 (3): 126–127. doi:10.4314/gmj.v44i3.68897. ISSN 0016-9560. PMC 2996839.
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- "NPP losing Greater Accra? Oboshie to the rescue". Modern Ghana. 2008-06-09. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
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