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Electronics: KAB-FAM GH LTD Boss wins CEO of the Year at Ghana CEO Awards 2023
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of electronic giants, KAB-FAM Ghana Limited,Mr.Charles Antwi-Boahen, has been adjudged the CEO of the Year at this year’s Ghana CEO Awards.
He was adjudged the Best CEO of the Year in the Electronics category.
The Ghana CEO Awards is aimed at rewarding CEOs who have played a defining role in moving their industry forward and have achieved a lot across a wide variety of domains including sustainability, leadership excellence, innovation and others.
The scheme identifies projects and individual achievements that have enabled their businesses to set themselves apart from their competitors and that have produced clear and compelling value and other relevant results.
The ceremony which was held a few days ago, at the plush Kempinski hotel brought together top government officials including the Vice President, Dr.Mahamudu Bawumia and other industry stakeholders to celebrate the drivers of Ghana’s economy.
Expressing his appreciation, Mr. Charles Antwi-Boahen said, “As an entrepreneur, it is always a good feeling when your efforts, which are primarily aimed at expanding the frontiers of your business to create more value and employment, are recognised from afar by others.”
He added that such recognition encourages them to do more, “so I would like to say a big thank you to the organisers of the Ghana CEO Awards, which is one of the most prestigious award schemes in Ghana, for this honour and to dedicate this award to our cherished customers who make our company who we are.”
Addressing the gathering at the event, Vice President Dr.Mahamudu Bawumia said while underscoring the indispensable role of the private sector in promoting sustainable development and achieving the SDGs, he also acknowledged the critical role of the public sector, in providing an enabling environment for the private sector in areas of macroeconomic stability, unique national identification and address systems, financial inclusion through mobile money interoperability, domestic revenue mobilisation, and credit systems through credit scoring and so on.
“This is what we in government are very much engaged in; providing this enabling environment for the private sector, largely using the digital tools available,” he added.
Through the visionary and creative marketing leadership of Mr. Antwi-Boahen, KAB-FAM Ghana Limited has expanded massively, with its branch strength rising at an exponential rate with over
(16 branches) across the country and current market share is equally on the rise.
It is his vision that in the years ahead, the company will attain at least 35 per cent of the market share and expand to all parts of the country.
KABFAM Ghana Limited currently employs over 150 people directly, and about 500 indirectly, contributing immensely to the country’s economy through job creation, payment of taxes and numerous CSR initiatives.
KAB-FAM through its resolute Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives has reached out and supported communities, individuals, NGOs, and public institutions such as The Police, Ghana Armed Forces, MMDAs, and hospitals including the Korle bu Teaching Hospital among others.
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Focus on more pressing issues like Galamsey, not hate speech – Ellen Ama Daaku to Mahama
An aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,Ellen Ama Daaku has advised President John Dramani Mahama to shift his attention from social media hate speech to more urgent national issues such as illegal mining.
Speaking in an interview, she noted that the President’s recent comments about tracking the IP addresses of people who spread hate speech were unnecessary.
According to her, President Mahama must first define what he considers to be hate speech before seeking to punish people for it.
Ms. Daaku argued that the President himself had benefitted from hate speech and social media attacks in the past when he was in opposition.
She said even during his time in government, he described his opponents and their tribesmen in unpalatable terms, which later drew complaints from former President Nana Akufo-Addo to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
She stressed that harsh criticism of leaders on social media should not automatically be considered hate speech, adding that former leaders, including former President Nana Akufo-Addo had all been subjected to it.
“He is only feeling what Nana Akufo-Addo went through for eight years,” she remarked.
While acknowledging the need to regulate misconduct online, Ms. Daaku insisted that going after social media activists should not be a priority.
She noted that many political activists, including herself, had been insulted and attacked online but never called for arrests.
She concluded that President Mahama should focus his energy on solving pressing problems such as galamsey and the economy instead of concentrating on critics on social media.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
