MOBA to honour Francis Poku, six others
The Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) will honour Dr Francis Poku, a dentist and National President of MOBA, and six others at this year’s Mfantsipim National Fund Raising Dinner Dance and awards night scheduled for Friday, August 22, 2014 in Accra.
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Dr Poku, also known as Ebusuapanyin, will be honoured for his exemplary leadership, dedication and valour towards promoting the Mfantsipim brand over the years through his leadership role.
The six, who were appointed by the Mfantsipim School Development Planning Committee (MSDPC) and have also been made the brand icons from 2014 to 2016 for the school, will also be honoured for their works and exploits in their various fields of endeavours.
They are Mr Kwesi Twum, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Multimedia Group, Mr J. Kweku Bedu-Addo, the Managing Director (MD) of the Standard Chartered Bank Ghana and Mr Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)
The others are Mr Reginald Laryea, the MD of MMRS, Mr Moses Baiden Jnr, the Executive Chairman of the Margins Group of Companies and Mr Anis Haffar of the Teachers Professional Development, GATE Institute for Education.
Statement
A statement issued by the MOBA Secretariat said Dr Poku, who has been president of MOBA for the past 17 years, had shepherded the affairs of MOBA, making the association a viable one.
The six will also be honoured with their plaque of office at the dinner dance and awards ceremony.
According to the statement, the idea of establishing brand icons for the school was to identify and appoint selected old boys of Mfantsipim whose works, exploits, expertise, competence, achievements and experiences in various fields of endeavours epitomised the brand attributes of the school.
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Explaining further, it said “Such personalities are positive role models for the young and old and continue to demonstrate active commitment to promoting good morale standards, exemplify good Mfantsipim citizenship; courageous, passionate, inspiring, principled, credible and capable of acting as influential advocates of development and growth of the school.”
As brand icons, the statement said, they would not only be the faces of the school, but also mentor students and staff, support activities and programmes of the school through their own initiatives, and promote the sustainability of the relevance of Mfantsipim to the advancement of Ghana, Africa and humanity
“We entreat you to always and in all things, be mindful of the bigger national and global picture and in the true spirit of ‘Dwen Hwe Kan,’ let your decisions be proven right by posterity and for the greater interest of our nation, Ghana,” it added.
Background of the President
A student of the school (MOBA 1955), Ebusuapanyin Dr Francis Poku, succeeded the late president, lawyer E.D.Kom in 1997, having held the chairmanship position of the School’s P.T.A from 1990-1997; a member of the Mfantsipim School’s Board of Governors (1996-2002) and President of the Rotary Club of Osu in 1997.
After obtaining his ‘O’ Levels at the Mfantsipim School in 1955, Poku proceeded to Woolwich Polytechnic, Britain, and pursued a pre-medical course in dentistry and graduated with Bachelors degree in dentistry in 1965.
Since his return, Dr Poku has received a number of awards, including the Fellowship of the International College of Dentist (ICD), a Fellow of the Ghana Dental Association (GDA), both in 2012, a Fellow of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA–2002) and a recipient of the Lifetime Gold Medical and Dental Council (MDC) in April 2007 for service rendered for dental profession in Ghana.
Ebusuapanyin Dr Poku is an ardent sportsman who excelled as a member of the school’s football and hockey teams.