Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has officially declared his intention to contest the New Patriotic Party’s presidential primary.
The Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe constituency says he will be contesting should the party officially open nominations.
Dr Adutwum disclosed this in a brief statement on his official Facebook page.
IN his post, the lawmaker and former minister declared ‘’With humility, conviction, and a resolute heart, I, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, declare my intent to run for the Flagbearership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), should nominations be officially opened by the party’’.
The NPP has announced that it will hold a presidential primary on January 31, 2025.
The decision was reached at the party’s high-level meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.
Dr. Adutwum was born on 9th April 1964, at Jachie in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He holds a Master’s degree in Education Management from the University of La Verne, California, a PhD in Educational Policy, Planning, and Administration from the University of Southern California, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching from Chapman University, City of Orange, California, USA.
He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Land Economy/Business Administration with a major in Real Estate from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He is a Christian, married with four children.
In March 2017, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum was appointed by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to serve as Deputy Minister for Education. He is the Member of Parliament for the Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Capacity Building Center, School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, and the High-Level Advisory Group for Mission 4.7.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
