KarunaNews Story

Ghana elected Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as its first female Vice President. Her triumph, with President-elect John Dramani Mahama under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) banner, is nationally lauded as a significant advancement for women’s representation in governance. Born in 1951, in Cape Coast, Central Region, Opoku-Agyemang obtained her Bachelor’s and Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast, then a Master’s and Ph.D. in English Literature from York University in Canada. In 2008, she became the first woman to lead a public university in Ghana, as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast. In 2013, she was named Minister of Education and oversaw major educational reforms. Women around Ghana were proud of her accomplishment, seeing it as a tremendous reinforcement of women’s leadership potential.