President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Florence Oboshie Sai Cofie as a Presidential Advisor on Media.
Honorable Oboshie Sai Cofie (born 6 April 1953), is a leading politician in Ghana.
In the second term of President John Kufuor, she was Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Information from 2005 to 31 July 2007.
Starting from 1 August 2007 she served as Kufuor’s appointee as Minister of Information and National Orientation, succeeding Kwamina Bartels.
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.
She is 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.
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.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
