Why retaining Frema is in order
By Yaw Obeng-Manu || The Ghanaian Publisher LISTEN
JAN 6, 2021
Political analysts have argued the success of a President is a reflection of the performance of the Chief Staff. Essentially, the right-hand person because of the diverse duties that fall under the ambit of this office that sits firmly in the heart of the government’s stability.
The general satisfaction of the state but significantly the gratification of the political party that produced the president and its followers depends on the dynamics of how a Chief of Staff keeps the bridge between these entities open and cordial.
Frema Osei-Opare, The trailblazer female Chief of Staff
By Kwaku Tinyase KTee
JAN 1, 2021
Meet the evergreen, elegant, affable, and hardworking first female chief of staff of the Republic of Ghana, Madam Akosua Frema Osei-Opare. Auntie Frema, as she is affectionately called, has been the aide-de-camp of President Akufo Addo since January 2017 when he assumed the reins of power.
Auntie Frema brought to the presidency some 40 years of experiences from the field of academia, politics, development consultancy, labour and employment. In the field of development consultancy, Auntie Frema has once been a consultant for the United Nations in the ‘Women in Fisheries’ programme in countries such as Uganda, Ethiopia, Congo, Kenya and Namibia.