Gheysika Agambila
Gheysika Adombire Agambila is a Ghanaian politician and a writer, who is from the town of Bolgatanga in the north-eastern province of Ghana. He is author of the novels Journey, Emigrant, and the children's book Solma,[1] and the author of Nature's Tales.[2][3] He also wrote three plays: Bolga the Madman, Neighbours, and Oh God, Give Me a New Life.[4][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Gheysika Adombire Agambila was educated at Navrongo and Achimota Secondary Schools. He then continued his studies in the United States at Brandeis University (B.A.), the University of Rochester (M.B.A.), and New York University (Ph.D.). After several years working in the US, he returned to Ghana.
Personal life
[edit]Agambila has been a Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Ghana, serving in the Departments of Finance and Economic Planning, Ports and Railways, and Science and Environment.[5] He was a lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Business and Senior Lecturer in Public Finance at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and worked in economic consulting roles at Sierra Leone and the National Development Planning Commission of Ghana. He was a member of the Ghana Constitutional Review Board. He has also been the Treasurer and Vice President of the Ghana Writers Association (GAW).[6]
Career
[edit]During the presidency of John Agyekum Kufuor, Agambila was initially Deputy Minister of Finance between 2001 and April 2003, and from April 2003, Agambila became Deputy Minister of Ports, Harbours, and Railways. After Kufuor's re-election in 2004, Agambila was appointed Deputy Minister of Science and Environment in 2005.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Book Reading with G.A. Agambila, Author of Journey, a Novel". freduagyeman.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b Morgan, Ann. "Gheysika Adombire Agambila". A year of reading the world. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Agambila, G. A. (23 September 2015). Emigrant. Partridge Africa. ISBN 978-1-4828-0933-6.
- ^ "G. A. Agambila is author for May 2021 | Writers Project of Ghana". writersprojectghana.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Environment dear to Government- Minister". GhanaWeb. 27 May 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Writer for November - Gheysika Adombire Agambila | Writers Project of Ghana". writersprojectghana.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Writers Project of Ghana (Memento vom 24. April 2012, Internet Archive)
- 21st-century Ghanaian politicians
- 21st-century Ghanaian writers
- Alumni of Achimota School
- Brandeis University alumni
- Cabinet ministers of Ghana
- Finance ministers of Ghana
- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
- Ghanaian writers
- Living people
- New York University alumni
- People from Upper East Region
- University of Ghana people
- University of Rochester alumni