William Quaitoo

William Agyapong Quaitoo (born September 11, 1966 in Akim Gyadam) is a Ghanaian politician. He served as a member of parliament for Akim Oda Constituency, Eastern Region in the 7th Parliament.[1][2] He was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture in 2013.

Honorable

William Agyapong Quaitoo
ConstituencyAkim Oda Constituency
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Personal details
BornSeptember 11, 1966
Akim Gyadam
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, University of Cape Coast

Education

Quaitoo studied at Galilee College, Israel where he obtained a Diploma. After his Diploma, he attended the University of Cape Coast where he graduated with a BSC (HONS) in Chemistry and Diploma in Education. He also has an MBA from the University of Ghana.

Career

William Quaitoo started his career in 2000 when he was appointed Market Devt. Manager of OIC International. He served as manager of the establishment till 2002. In 2002, he was appointed Programmes Manager of Enterprise Works, Ghana where he worked in that position till 2006. In late 2006, he was offered another appointment as Manager of Ghana Cocoa Board until 2012.

In 2013, he ran for Member of Parliament and was elected into office.[3]

Resignation as Deputy Minister

In August 2017, Quaitoo made some ethnocentric comments about people in the Northern region of Ghana.[4] In his statement he said "Our brothers [in northern Ghana], it is so difficult to deal with them. I lived there for 27 years, I speak Dagbani like a Dagomba and all that. They are very difficult people. Nobody can substantiate. If anybody says that his farm was destroyed by armyworm, the person would have to come and prove it. We have no records of that. It's just a way of taking money from the government; that's what they do all the time." After his comment, members of the general public called for his resignation condemning the comments as being tribalistic. Following his call for resignation, on August 29, 2017 he resigned officially from his office as Deputy Minister of Agriculture.[5][6][7] He was succeeded by Kennedy Osei Nyarko.[8]

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References
  1. Allotey, Godwin Akweiteh (October 3, 2017). "Akim Swedru MP replaces Quaitoo as Deputy Agric Minister". citifmonline.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament.gh. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. "There is no need for William Quaittoo to resign as an MP – Prof Emmanuel Asante". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. 122108447901948 (August 29, 2017). "Deputy Agric Minister William Quaitoo resigns". Graphic Online. Retrieved February 6, 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Afanyi-Dadzie, Ebenezer (August 29, 2017). "Deputy Agric Minister resigns over ethnocentric comments". citifmonline.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  6. "I still consult for Agric Ministry – William Quaitoo". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  7. "'I resigned to bring peace' – William Quaitoo says in farewell message to colleagues". pulse.com.gh. August 30, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. "Akufo-Addo nominates Kennedy Osei Nyarko as Dept Agric Minister". Graphic Online. October 3, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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