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11 Facts About Kwamena Ahwoi

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Kwamena Ahwoi was born on 13 October 1951 and is a Ghanaian academic and politician, who served as Minister for Local Government and Rural Development from 1990 to 2001 in the National Democratic Congress government, during the reign of Jerry Rawlings.

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Kwamena Ahwoi briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1997, and was acting minister in that department during much of the 1990s.

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Kwamena Ahwoi was born on Saturday 13 October 1951 at South Suntreso, Kumasi.

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Kwamena Ahwoi has eight siblings, among them is Kwasi Ahwoi and Ato Ahwoi.

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Kwamena Ahwoi is a Fante Sefwi and the fourth child of eight children.

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Kwamena Ahwoi's mother died in January 2020 at the age of 97 but his father died when he was still a young boy.

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Kwamena Ahwoi pursued his 'O level' at the Okuapeman School at Akropong Akuapem.

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8.

Kwamena Ahwoi studied Bachelor of Civil Law on a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University as his post-graduate course in 1975.

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Kwamena Ahwoi became a full-time lecturer at the University of Ghana in the faculty of law from 1982 to 1993.

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Kwamena Ahwoi is a Governance Professor at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration School of Governance and Leadership.

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Kwamena Ahwoi was Secretary for Local Government and Rural Development and acted as the acting secretary for Foreign Affairs during the PNDC regime.