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Nana Ansah Kwao IV, making outstanding change in his jurisdiction
Poised for making development and transformation as a double edged-sword in his capacity as a chief, his pledge to ensuring that the narrative of inequality was changed in order to ensure gender parity in rural settings is achieved through sound and innovative policies in his kingdom and the country at large.
Despite a challenging impediment on him as a dyslexic, a condition that made it uneasy to exhibit his writing prowess, Nana Ansah Kwao IV, Chief of Akwamu Adumasa has surmounted all hurdles to become a beacon of hope to his society.
His unquenchable quest to bring freedom, sanity and decorum among his subjects was worth the cause as a good leader which made his rule more successful and an accomplished one.
Securing an indelible mark on his throne, Nana Ansah Kwao IV is of the assertion that “we must be planting trees today for tomorrow’s children to harvest and enjoy its fruits”.
According to him, the above statement is to ensure that the current generation lives a life that would impact and make life more comfortable for the future generation.
The Spectator in an interview with Nana Ansah Kwao IV delved into his noble life and his persevering nature to make the society a safer haven for all.
Lineage
Hailing from a fortunate royal family called the Sintim Misa, Nana Ansah Kwao IV comes from a well educated family where his late grandfather, Rev. G.K. Sintim Misa was the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana for 12 good years.
He was born to Kwame Danso Misa, a royal from Abomusu, the Akyempim Hene of Kyebi in the days of Kuntumkunnumkum and Nana Esi Danso Misa who hails from Adumasa in the Eastern Region.
According to him, his line of inheritance is matrilineal so he is a native of Adumasa and a royal in the family.
Education
With a staunch educational family background, Nana Ansah Kwao IV was enrolled in various schools but struggled through his early stages due to his dyslexic condition.
“I changed schools because of my dyslexic nature, some of the schools I attended include Jack N Jill, St Martin de Porres, North Ridge School, Mpraeso Secondary School, Accra Academy among others,” he recounted.
Nana Ansah Kwao IV enrolled at the Methodist University College, Dansoman-Accra and bagged a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing.
Professional Achievements
Determined to be a change agent in his community, Nana Ansah Kwao IV had been practicing as a marketer both locally and internationally.
According to the astute chief, he gathered experiences from managing his father’s hotel and pharmacies after his O’ Level, where he learned customer satisfaction as a tool in marketing.
He later travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) where he worked with top notch shoe industries and popular automobile giants including Peugeot, Mercedes Benz and Audi by exhibiting sterling performances in the area of marketing.
“I really enjoyed life while working in the UK because it was an exposure to learning great things in the field of marketing,” he said.
Union of the stars
“In the year 2006, I started my radio show in the UK where the show ranked number two on the most listened to shows in the UK. When I came to Ghana and joined Rainbow radio, I met Oheneyere Gifty Anti who came there for a sponsorship and I realised she looked prettier than on TV. We linked up and dated in secret for three years until we tied the knot and we are blessed with a child,” he narrated.
Succession to the throne
His succession to the throne was a flexible and a peaceful one which made his transformation as a chief worth emulating.
Nana Ansah Kwao IV told The Spectator, the throne he occupied at Adumasa was vacant for 10 years, and the person to be enstooled was his mother’s bigger brother but he was too old to sit on the throne.
In an agreement, they wanted me to be the chief to make impact in the town through development and transformation.
“The first time I went to Adumasa was in October 2010, and by January 24, 2011, I was installed as the Chief of Adumasa,” he recalled.
According to the change agent, there were times natives of Adumasa did not want to associate themselves with Adumasa because it had no phase of development but now they are all proud to mention that they are natives of Adumasa everywhere they found themselves.
Successes/Transformations
His passion for girl-child empowerment made him put measures in place to ensure that, girls in the community were protected from all forms of abuses and were given equal opportunities.
He wanted at least every 5-year-old child in Adumasa to be able to read, so this made his wife Oheneyere Dr Gifty Anti open a well-stocked library in Adumasa to improve literacy rate in the town.
Nana Ansah Kwao IV paid Jolly Phoenix, a literacy training network to champion the cause of how to read and write among the children in Adumasa.
According to the noble chief, literacy rate in Adumasa has increased from 36 to 89 per cent, where majority of the students could read.
“Though the school is “syto”- a government school, I run it like a proprietor of a private school, where every teacher and head of departments report to me with their lesson notes,” he stressed.
Having education at heart and championing it to perfection to the benefit of all, the chief organises debates among the school children in the palace to improve the public speaking skills of the pupils.
As an environmentalist, he ensured that trees and wildlife in Adumasa were protected.
He also organises programmes for the youth and pupils in the town to remain focused on their aspirations in order for them to contribute their quota to society in future and under the auspices of resourced persons.
Linguistics
Nana Ansah Kwao IV, the father of four children, speaks English, Twi, and Ga and has in-depth knowledge in the traditions of Ghanaian linguistics.
Leisure/Delicacy
Nana Kwao Ansah IV loves to ride motorbikes to experience the fresh wind and is also fan of tennis ball.
He enjoys eating any meal with ripe plantain either fried, boiled or grilled.
Admonishment
He advised the general public to ensure that, whatever decision or action they embarked upon should be futuristic for the unborn generation to benefit from.
“Whatever decisions you take today should not only affect generations yet unborn, it must also be beneficial to those alive and must be worthy, and accountable to God and your ancestors,” he cautioned.
By Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
The Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID) successfully held its sixth (6th) Exchange Programme, hosted by the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) Bank in Accra from March 22 to 23 March.
The event brought together member institutions, partner organisations and Ghanaian public entities to advance dialogue on South-South trade, investment and development finance, while also creating opportunities for knowledge-sharing and institutional cooperation.
Organised as a capacity-building and networking platform, the 2026 edition of the G-NEXID Exchange focused on GEXIM’s experience in developing innovative solutions to promote intra-African and extra-African trade.
It also highlighted trade and investment opportunities in Ghana, particularly in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and broader national development initiatives.
The Exchange Programme forms part of G-NEXID’s mandate to foster cooperation among export-import banks and development finance institutions in support of South-South trade and investment.
This 6th edition follows earlier successful programmes hosted by India Exim Bank (2016), BNDES (2017), Indonesia Eximbank (2018), Afreximbank (2019) and Saudi EXIM Bank (2025).
On the first day, participants were presented with G-NEXID institutional information and received an update on the Network’s 2026 work programme.
There were a series of substantive presentations, including an overview of the Ghanaian economy by the Ministry of Finance, with particular attention to debt-related challenges; a presentation by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), on investment opportunities in the country; and institutional presentations by GEXIM and Development Bank Ghana (DBG) on their respective mandates, initiatives, products and services.
Discussions during the sessions underscored strong interest in sector-focused webinars and business dialogues, particularly in agribusiness value chains such as poultry and rice.
Participants also emphasized the importance of continued information exchange and the sharing of best practices, especially in the area of guarantees.
The second day opened with a presentation on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, a national economic transformation strategy launched by President John Dramani Mahama in July 2025.
The initiative aims to enhance economic productivity through continuous industrial activity, accelerated export development and strategic import substitution.
As the programme is expected to mobilise both private and development capital, it presents concrete opportunities for G-NEXID members in areas such as co-financing, guarantees, trade finance and technical cooperation.
The programme also featured institutional presentations by guest organisations, namely the African Guarantee and Economic Cooperation Fund (FAGACE) and the West African Development Bank (BOAD), which shared their mandates, initiatives, products and services.
Following these exchanges, the G-NEXID Secretariat held bilateral discussions with both institutions as part of the Network’s ongoing membership drive.
Participants further benefited from a presentation by the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), as well as a showcase of GEXIM’s key pipeline projects.
On the margins of the Exchange Programme, G-NEXID members also held their 20th Annual General Assembly Meeting to review progress and discuss strategic priorities.
Following the event, participants joined the GEXIM@10 International Conference, held from March 24-25, 2026 under the theme, “A Decade of Enabling Export Trade and Industrial Transformation: Resetting GEXIM for the Next Frontier.”
The conference provided an important platform for exploring how Ghana can strengthen its transition from a primary commodity exporter to a more competitive player in value-added trade and industrial development.
Source – G-NEXID
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, signed five bills including three amendment bills passed by Parliament into law.
They are: Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025; University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Bill, 2025; Ghana Deposit Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2025; Growth and Sustainability Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2026; and Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
In a brief remark after assenting to the bills, President Mahama explained that the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2026, scraps the Office of Minister of National Security and frees the President’s to appoint any Minister to supervise the security agencies.
He said it also reverses the name of the office of National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), to the original name, Bureau of National Intelligence, (BNI).
This the President said, addresses the confusion between that security agency and a well-known Ghanaian financial institution, the National Investment Bank.
President Mahama also noted that the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Act, 2026, establishes another University in the Eastern Region, at Bonsu, with three campuses – the main campus at Bonsu in the Eastern Region, with the second campus to be cited at Ohawu in the Oti Region.
The third, the Presdient assed will be located at Acherensua in the Ahafo Region.
Touching on the Amendment to the Growth and Sustainability Levy Act, the President said, “As you’re aware, the act was amended to increase it from 1% to 3%, and so this act reduces it again. That is the levy on mining companies. It reduces it again to 1%, because of the introduction of the sliding scale of royalties.”
He also spoke to the passage of the Government Education Regulatory Bodies Amendment Act, emphasising that amends Act 1023 to grant greater flexibility to private tertiary institutions and the option to Charter.
The Ghana Deposit Protection Amendment Act, the President concluded, is an amendment to an original act that was supposed to guarantee deposits held in commercial banks or financial institutions.
It basically expands protection to include mobile money wallets and other digital platforms, ensuring a wider scope of digital financial assets are secured.
The signing ceremony, was witnessed by the Clerk of Parliament, Mr. Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akrutinga Ayine, Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, a Senior Presidential Advisor and a Special Aide to the President, Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, and the Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang.
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