Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Biography, Age, Children, Wife, Education, Net worth, Political Career

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Biography

Vincent Kojo Oppong Nkrumah famously known as Kojo Oppong Nkrumah or KON is a Ghanaian politician and member of the New Patriotic Party. He is also a learned lawyer and a Christian as well. 

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah formerly worked as a journalist for the multimedia group in Ghana before he entered politics. He is currently the member of parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency in the Eastern region of Ghana and the minister for information since 2017.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Age

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah was born on 5th April, 1982. He was born in Koforidua in the Eastern region. He was 40 years as of April, 2022.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Parents

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s parents are Mr. Kwame Oppong Nkrumah and Mrs. Felicia Oppong Nkrumah.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Hometown

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is a native of Akim Anyinase in the Eastern region.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah wife

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is married to Akua Oppong Nkrumah

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah children

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and his wife Akua Oppong Nkrumah have 3 children together currently, 2 boys and a girl.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah education

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah had his basic education at St. Bernadette Soubirous School in Dansoman and had his secondary education at the Pope John’s Senior High School and Minor Seminary, a renowned secondary school in the Eastern region of Ghana.

He furthered his education at the University of Cape Coast where he had his first degree, a degree in Commerce. Kojo Oppong proceeded to the Ghana Institute of Management and Administration (GIMPA), where he studied to become a lawyer.

He had B.COM (Finance/Economics) way back 2005. In 2011, he graduated with EMBA (Marketing). In 2014, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah graduated with LLB (Law) at GIMPA Faculty of Law. He also obtained QCL (Law) in 2016.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah leadership and political career

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah worked as a journalist at Joy Fm, a station under multimedia group where he hosted the super morning show after the demise of Komla Dumor.

He then established his own investment firm known as West Brownstone Capital after he bowed out of active broadcasting and journalism in 2014. He attended GIMPA to study law in 2014 and became a lawyer in 2016. He was called to the Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana in 2016. 

By 2016, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah serves as a lawyer practicing at Kulendi, Attafuah and Amponsah at law. 

He contested for the parliamentary seat of Ofoase Ayirebi in 2016 and won after winning his primaries in 2015. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah was then appointed minister for information by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo in 2017 and has been at post since then. He serves as the Cabinet spokesperson on the Economy.

In Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah serves on Finance Committee and Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee. 

He also works at British American Tobacco as Treasury Analyst.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Net worth

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s net worth is not made public. He is an article 71 office holder and makes a decent income. His source of income comes from his political career, personal businesses and as a public office holder. 

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Website

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has a website www.konkrumah.org

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh