Kwesi Botchwey to break silence on economy
Professor Kwesi Botchwey, one of Ghana’s most astute economists, will, on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, deliver a public lecture on crucial political issues affecting Ghana’s economy.
Prof. Botchwey, who has been silent in public debates over several years, will speak on: ‘State of the Nation’s Political Economy and the Role of Civil Society’ in the Distinguished Speaker Series at the Central University College (CUC) at Miotso, near Prampram.
A statement issued by the CUC said the eminent lawyer and economist would examine points of intersection among the economy, corruption and civil society engagements and offer an opinion on the economic partnership agreement (EPA).
The Distinguished Speaker Series, according to the President of the CUC, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, “provides a platform for distinguished individuals in academia and public life to share knowledge with students, faculty and the general public on issues of national and international significance”.
The maiden lecture in the series was given in November last year by Prof. Adigun Agbaje of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, on Electoral Politics in Africa, followed by Dr Mahamadu Bawumia who, in March this year, shared opinion on Restoring the Value of the Cedi.
Prof. Botchwey
Prof. Botchwey is a former Professor of Practice in Development Economics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of the Tufts University.
He was Ghana's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning from 1982 to 1995.
Currently, he is the Chairman of the Ghana National Gas Company and the Economic Committee of the Global Coalition for Africa, among other positions.
Central University College
The CUC was established in 1998 as an educational initiative of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) to train transformational leaders for the nation and Africa.
It has altogether six faculties and schools, including the Faculty of Law, which was recently inaugurated; the Central Business School, the School of Theology and Missions, the School of Applied Sciences, the School of Graduate Studies and Research and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
It is the largest private university in Ghana.
