After returning over Ghc365,000 ex-gratia paid to his account for his 4-year service, the former member of Council of State, Togbe Afede XIV has been applauded by many Ghanaians.
The Paramount Chief and the Agbogbomefia of Asogli on Monday, 6th June, 2022 released a press statement on the said amount which he refunded to the state.
Togbe Afede XIV made it clear in the statement that it is not appropriate to receive such an amount when he already took monthly salaries for serving on the Council.
The press statement went viral as Ghanaians can’t stop praising Togbe Afede XIV for refunding the money to the state.
In a post sighted on Bridget Otoo’s Twitter page, she has stated that Ghanaians need more Togbe Afede’s.
Her tweet reads; “We need more Togbe Afede’s”.
Togbe Afede XIV is the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, President of Asogli Traditional Area, and former President of the National House of Chiefs.
He was born as James Akpo in Ho on 23 April 1957 to Corporal Patrick Akpo and Madam Rose Anyawoe. His twin brother, Philip, passed away at a young age.
He began his education at Ho Bankoe Roman Catholic Boys School in 1961 and then entered Kpedze Secondary School in 1969, successfully completing his GCE “O”Level in 1974. He then proceeded to Labone Secondary School in Accra where he excelled in the GCE “O”Level examination in 1976.
Togbe Afede XIV is an alumnus of University of Ghana where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration qualification in Accounting in 1979. He also holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management in 1989.
Togbe is the executive chairman of World Trade Centre Accra and was voted member of the Board of Directors of the World Trade Centre in 2015. Togbe founded SAS Finance Group Ltd, constituting Strategic African Securities Ltd, a stock brokerage and corporate finance advisory firm, and SAS Investment Management Ltd, an asset management firm. He also founded Strategic Initiatives Ltd (SIL) a portfolio and private equity investment firm, and co-founded Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Ltd, Databank Financial Services and Africa World Airlines Ltd.
He is also a co-pilot of the Embraer 145 aircraft of Africa World Airlines which he piloted for the first landing at Ho Airport in April 2021.
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