Today is the birthday of Hon. Florence Oboshie Sai-Coffie, www.ghanacelebrations.com wishes you a happy birthday.
Early life and education
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.
Career
She co-founded Mediatouch Productions in 1992, an advertising and production company. 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. The campaign team coined effective catchphrases, themes, and slogans in both the 2000 and 2004 elections.
Sai Coffie is currently the chairperson of the Ghana Airports Company Ltd.
Political career
After John Agyekum Kuffuor won the December 2000 elections, 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. 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. Her role was promoted to deputy chief of staff until after a ministerial reshuffle she was moved from the office of the presidency to serve as deputy Minister for Information and National Orientation taking over from Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey who had been reassigned to the ministry of foreign affairs to serve as a deputy minister.
She also served as Minister of Tourism and Diaspora relations swapping places with Stephen Asamoah Boateng who also took over as Minister of information and National Orientation.
Personal life
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. Oboshie Sai-Coffie speaks English, Ga, and Twi
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