Minister committed to make tourism sector vibrant

Mrs Ofosu-Adjare is the daughter of Mr I.K. Adjei-Mensah, a lawyer who was a distinguished legal practitioner in Sunyani before entering politics during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration under former President Jerry John Rawlings. He was the MP for Techiman South and served as the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister and later Minister of Works and Housing.

In his desire to get the best to for his government, Mr Mahama has broadened his scope of selection and no wonder Mrs Ofosu-Adjare, a woman of extraordinary qualities, came into the picture.

When she appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament to be vetted for the position she had been nominated for, the minister reportedly told the committee that the outlook of tourism in Ghana was bright, since the country had a conducive political environment to attract tourists into the country.

She stated that the growing middle class in the country meant that many people had a lot of money to spend in the tourism sector, adding that all Ghana needed was to solve problems associated with the sector in order to accrue the desired profit.

She stated that there was the need for Ghana to encourage domestic tourism and gave an assurance that she would help in the organisation of organised groups to visit the various tourist attractions in the country. She encouraged the district assemblies to identify tourist sites in their area and collaborate with the ministry for their development in order to create employment and generate revenue to finance more development projects.

A brilliant student in her schooldays, she passed through her academic career with distinction and has been a practising lawyer handling many important cases at the courts.

Mrs Ofosu-Adjare, 39, had her secondary education at St Monica’s SHS at Asante Mampong completing the Advanced Level in 1993.

She then entered the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science in 1998.

Determined to follow the footsteps of his father, who was an accomplished lawyer  Mrs Ofosu-Adjare entered the University of Ghana to pursue Law completing the LLB (Hons) in 2002.

From there she entered the Ghana School of Law for the professional programme, which she completed in 2004 and was consequently called to the Bar.

For her work history, the minister had served as a legal aid officer at the Legal Aid Scheme in Kumasi and solicitor for Pacific Savings and Loans Limited.

She was also a partner of Holy Trinity Chambers in Kumasi.

Mrs Ofosu-Adjare, who is currently a board member of the Multi Trust Company Limited in Accra and the Tema Oil Refinery, is married to Mr L. Ofosu-Adjare, administrator of the KNUST Hospital.

Story by Kwame Asare Boadu