Bawumia appoints Education Minister to head ‘B24’ election campaign group

Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has been appointed by the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to spearhead the nationwide activities of the newly formed campaign group dubbed “B24” for the 2024 general elections.

Scheduled to be launched on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Kumasi Rattary Park Dome, the B24 campaign group is formed to initiate a strategic nationwide grassroots campaign for the ruling party ahead of the December elections.

The election campaign group with a huge membership in the thousands (1000) is designed to work at the nook and cranny of the various constituencies.

Day and overnight campaign activities including dawn broadcasts will characterize the campaign which will be under the strict direction and instructions of the respective Members of Parliament till the NPP wins the general elections.

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum’s appointment as B24 leader comes after he expressed readiness and willingness to serve as the running mate for the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, in the 2024 presidential elections.

Unfortunately, the NPP flagbearer picked former Minister for Education and Energy Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as his running mate over the current Minister in Charge of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.

Profile of Adutwum

Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum born April 9, 1964, is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament representing the Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

From Jachie in Greater Kumasi, Dr Yaw Adutwum is an old student of the Kumasi High School (KUMACA) in Ashanti Region-Ghana, where he had his Advanced level education certificate.

The Bosomtwe Member of Parliament obtained a bachelor’s degree in Land Economy (Business Administration with a major in Real Estate) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

He also holds a master’s degree in Education Management from the University of La Verne and a PhD in Educational Policy, Planning and Administration from the University of Southern California.

He founded the New Designs Charter Schools and International Studies Academy which served as a small learning community for students to thrive academically and socially.

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Dr Yaw Adutwum prior to the establishment of the school worked as a Mathematics and Information Technology teacher at the Manual Arts High School for ten years and also served as the lead Maths teacher in the USC/ Manual Arts Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI).

in March 2017, Yaw Adutwum was appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to serve as Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Pre-tertiary Education.

In 2019 he was voted the Best Performing Deputy Minister of the Year by two research bodies: Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) and FAKS Investigative Services.