Gheysika Adombire Agambila is a politician in Ghana. He is from the town of Bolgatanga in the north-eastern province of Ghana. Author of the novels Journey, [1] Emigrant, and the children's book Solma, [2] and the author of Nature's Tales. [3] [4] He also wrote three plays: Bolga the Madman, Neighbours, and Oh God, Give Me a New Life. [5] [3]
Early life and education
Gheysika Adombire Agambila was educated at Navrongo and Achimota Secondary Schools. He then continued his studies in the US at Brandeis University (B.A.), the University of Rochester (M.B.A.), and New York University (Ph.D.). After several years working in the US, he returned to Ghana.
Personal life
Agambila has been a Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Ghana, serving in the Departments of Finance and Economic Planning, Ports and Railways, and Science and Environment. [6] He was a lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Business and Senior Lecturer in Public Finance at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and worked in economic consulting roles at Sierra Leone and the National Development Planning Commission of Ghana. He was a member of the Ghana Constitutional Review Board. He has also been the Treasurer and Vice President of the Ghana Writers Association (GAW). [7]
Career
During the presidency of John Agyekum Kufuor, Agambila was initially Deputy Minister of Finance between 2001 and April 2003, and from April 2003, Agambila became Deputy Minister of Ports, Harbours, and Railways. After Kufuor's re-election in 2004, Agambila was appointed Deputy Minister of Science and Environment in 2005. [6]
References
- ^ "Gheysika A. Agambila – Booknook.store". Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Book Reading with G.A. Agambila, Author of Journey, a Novel". Book Reading with G.A. Agambila, Author of Journey, a Novel. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b Morgan, Ann. "Gheysika Adombire Agambila". A year of reading the world. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Agambila, G. A. (23 September 2015). Emigrant. Partridge Africa. ISBN 978-1-4828-0933-6.
- ^ "G. A. Agambila is author for May 2021 | Writers Project of Ghana". writersprojectghana.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Environment dear to Government- Minister". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Writer for November - Gheysika Adombire Agambila | Writers Project of Ghana". writersprojectghana.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
External links
- Writers Project of Ghana (Memento vom 24. April 2012 im Internet Archive)
- People from Upper East Region
- Alumni of Achimota School
- Brandeis University alumni
- University of Rochester alumni
- New York University alumni
- University of Ghana people
- Ghanaian writers
- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
- Cabinet Ministers of Ghana
- Finance ministers of Ghana
- 21st-century Ghanaian politicians
- 21st-century Ghanaian writers
- Living people