Kwabena Darko was born on 23 October 1942 and is an entrepreneur, minister of religion and former politician.
14 Facts About Kwabena Darko
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Kwabena Darko was born on 23 October 1942 at Bekwai, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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Kwabena Darko lost his father at an early age and had to engage in petty trading to supplement the family income.
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Kwabena Darko ended up in part-time education in order to devote more time to trading because of the family's financial circumstances.
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Kwabena Darko quickly learnt the running of the farm and was an able assistant to his stepfather.
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Kwabena Darko proceeded to Israel, where he studied agriculture at the Ruppin Institute, specialising in poultry science in the late 1950s and early sixties.
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On his return to Ghana, Kwabena Darko worked with the Ghana State Farms Corporation.
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Kwabena Darko started his own poultry farm, Darko Farms and Company in April 1967.
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Kwabena Darko who describes himself as Nkrumahist run for president in the 1992 election on the ticket of the National Independence Party with Naa Afarley Sackeyfio as the running mate.
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Kwabena Darko came 4th with 2.8 per cent of the total votes cast.
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Kwabena Darko was reportedly a Christian from the age of about 16 years.
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Kwabena Darko went on to hold other positions in the church.
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Kwabena Darko became the General Overseer for the Oasis of Love International Church since 1996.
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Kwabena Darko is married to Rev Dr Christiana Darko, a director of the Darko Farms and Company Limited as well as the International Outreach Director for West Africa of The Women's Aglow Fellowship International.