Florence Oboshie Sai-Coffie

Florence Oboshie Sai-Cofie, also Oboshie Sai-Cofie or Oboshie Sai Cofie (born 6 April 1953), is a Ghanaian politician and a media executive. She was a deputy chief of staff in the Kufuor administration until she was appointed as deputy minister.[1] In the second term of President John Kufuor she was Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Information from 2006[1] to 31 July 2007. Starting from 1 August 2007, she served as Kufuor's appointee as Minister of Information and National Orientation, succeeding Kwamina Bartels.[2][3] She also served as Minister of Tourism and Diaspora relations.[4]

Florence Oboshie Sai-Cofie
Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations
In office
April 2008 – 6 January 2009
Preceded byStephen Asamoah Boateng
Minister for Information and National Orientation
In office
1 August 2007 – April 2008
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Preceded byKwamena Bartels
Succeeded byStephen Asamoah Boateng
Deputy Minister for Information and National Orientation
In office
2006 – 31 July 2007
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born
Florence Oboshie Sai

(1953-04-06) 6 April 1953
Nationality Ghanaian
ParentsFred T. Sai (father)
ResidenceAccra, Ghana
Alma mater
Occupation

Early life and education

She studied at the Ridge Church School and Achimota School, both in Accra and obtained a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Ghana, Legon in 1974.[5][4]

Career

She co-founded Mediatouch Productions in 1992, an advertising and production company.[4] Her firm created content and developed the first Ghanaian participation and current affairs Talk Show, with Sai-Coffie being the show's presenter. Using her advertising expertise, she joined the campaign teams of the John Kufuor and the New Patriotic Party.[4] The campaign team coined effective catchphrases, themes and slogans in both the 2000 and 2004 elections.[4]

Sai Coffie is currently the chairperson of the Ghana Airports company Ltd.[6][7]

Political career

After John Agyekum Kuffuor won the December 2000 elections, Between 2001 and 2005, she worked in the Office of the President, with responsibility at various times for managing the estate, public relations, and speech-writing.[4] She also worked with the Public Relations and Information Team (PRIM) to provide a link between the Office of the President and the Ministry of Information. Her role was promoted to deputy chief of staff until she until after a ministerial reshuffle she was moved from the office of the presidency to serve as deputy Minister for Information and National Orientation taking over from Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey who had been reassigned to the ministry of foreign affairs to serve as a deputy minister.[1][8]

She also served as Minister of Tourism and Diaspora relations swapping places with Stephen Asamoah Boateng who also took over as Minister of information and National Orientation.[9][10][11][12]

Personal life

Florence Oboshie Sai-Coffie is the daughter of Fred T. Sai, a Ghanaian academic and family health physician who co-founded the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana in 1967.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Oboshie Sai-Coffie speaks English, Ga and Twi.[4]

See also

References
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  2. "Oboshie Sai Coffie Dazzles The Appointments Committee Of Parliament". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  3. "National Commission On Culture". www.ghanaculture.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  4. "gh_minister". www.africa-ata.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  5. "NPP losing Greater Accra? Oboshie to the rescue". Modern Ghana. 2008-06-09. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  6. "Management – GACL". Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  7. Mornah, Kennedy (2019-01-18). "Gov't retains Oboshie Sai Cofie led Board, acting Group Executive for Human Capital and Office Services appointed". BestNewsGH.com | Compelling News on the go 24/7 All sides all angles. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  8. "Airport strike called off". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  9. "Sai-Cofie and Asamoah-Boateng swap portfolios - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  10. "Minister Tasks Tourism Heads to Accelerate Work". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  11. "Hoteliers Call On Tourism Minister". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  12. "Oboshie tasks tourism heads to accelerate work - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  13. "Prof Fred T Sai". www.psych.lse.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  14. "Fred T Sai, M.P.H. - PAI". PAI. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  15. "What you need to know about Prof Fred T. Sai". Ghana Health Nest. 2014-06-27. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  16. "Prof. F. T. Sai: Powerful voice for reproductive health over fifty years".
  17. "Prof F.T. Sai, the 90-year-old who dedicated his whole life to reproductive Health in Ghana - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  18. Arkutu, Andrew A (September 2010). ""With Heart and Voice" (Fred Sai Remembers) by Fred T. Sai". Ghana Medical Journal. 44 (3): 126–127. doi:10.4314/gmj.v44i3.68897. ISSN 0016-9560. PMC 2996839.
  19. "African Science Academy Development Initiative". www.nationalacademies.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  20. "Infomamaye". Archived from the original on 2017-10-04.
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