EDUCATION IS THE KEY
-Story of a 35-year DCE
From the college of education he combined teaching with politics, rising through the position of an assembly member of Bodwesango to a presiding member and actively involving himself in the 2008, 2012, 2016 general elections in different capacities for his constituency.
He landed himself a lucrative job in the United States of America (USA) in October 2017 but in less than 2months he had a call from his member of parliament (MP), K.T. Hammond, to return to the country to serve, in any available capacity, in the newly created Adansi Asokwa District. That was met with family and friends resistance as his sojourn abroad was a great hope for the family of the man not in politics to amass wealth but to solve problems.
But the determined patriotic young man defied the challenges and, by God's grace and dint of hardwork, became the first district chief executive (DCE) of Adansi Asokwa.
Mr. Adu Boahen's passion for education inspires him to, through thick and thin, better the educational lot of his people through timely provision of furniture, building materials, among others.
The less talking, action-oriented young politician is in the good books of the president of the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for protecting the public purse when he once fought for the slashing of assembly member allowance by 50% because the previous amount was needless.
Mr. Adu Boahen believes his young age better positions him to serve, for a long time, his people and wants "to be remembered as a problem solver" .
The inspirational teacher has encouraged teachers to go the extra mile in making the best out of pupils especially from deprived communities.
Mr. Adu Boahen is married with two children.
He spoke in an exclusive interview with LEARNING MATTERS' founding editor Osei Kuffour on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in the chief executive's office in Adansi Asokwa.
Story: Osei Kuffour
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