Ato Austin
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Ghana |
| Family name | Austin |
| Date wey edie | 1998 |
| Ein occupation | politician, minister |
Ato Austin be Ghanaian politician. He be member of de Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) military government wey rule after dem overthrow de Limann government for December 1981. Inside Jerry Rawlings ein government, he hold different portfolios.
Politics
[edit | edit source]Ato Austin be de Secretary-General for de Youth Wing of de People's National Party (PNP) before he enter government. After dem form de Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), Austin be one of de student leaders plus activists wey dem appoint put different government levels insyd.[1] Insyd January 1982, dem appoint am as Secretary for Information.[2] Kwame Karikari, wey be former Director General for Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), talk say he lobby Austin plus Rawlings make Ghana fit get grant from Japan to take switch go colour TV transmission wey start for 1985.[3]
Insyd reshuffle for 1983, dem move Austin go become Secretary for Labour and Social Welfare. For September 1982 inside, he give assurance say de Public Tribunals wey PNDC form no go use any "unorthodox" method for dema work.[4]
Between 1986 den 1988, he serve as Secretary for Youth den Sports.[5]
He den serve too as Central Regional Secretary under Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.[6][7][8] People dey credit am say he inspire de creation of tourist walkways for de region like de Kakum National Park after he visit Malaysia wey he see canopy walkway.[9][10]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Osabarimba Royal Award (posthumous) for services as former Central Regional Secretary[11]
Death
[edit | edit source]Austin die insyd London insyd December 1998.[12]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Asiedu-Acquah, Emmanuel (May 2015). ""And still the Youth are coming": Youth and popular politics in Ghana, c 1900-1979" (pdf). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. p. 218. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Civilians appointed to fill cabinet posts". Google Books (in English). 11 (1). Embassy of Ghana: 3. 1979. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "How Ghana switched to colour TV in 1985 with Japanese grant". GhanaWeb (in English). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Ghana: Revolutionary Injustice" (PDF) (in English). Human Rights Watch. 31 January 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "LIST OF MINISTERS". Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ghana. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ Mensah, James (10 April 1991). Clegg, Sam (ed.). "'Co-ordinate Efforts At Health Delivery'". People's Daily Graphic (in English) (12557). Accra: Graphic Communications Group.
- ↑ "Oguaa hosts maiden Osabarimba Royal Awards". GhanaWeb (in English). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Remembering a daring deed". Graphic Online (in British English). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Here is Kenneth Asare, the man who built all the canopy walkways in Ghana". GHSPLASH. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "This Ghanaian is making it possible for people to walk in the 'sky' with his famed canopy walkways". Face2Face Africa (in English). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Oguaa Traditional Area honours indigens contributing to develpment [sic]". MyJoyonline. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Ghana: Transitions in 1998(Independent (Accra))". allafrica. Retrieved 3 October 2021.