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Joseph Makubu
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has earned praise for acknowledging persons living with disabilities with the inclusion of one Mr. Joseph Makubu in his list of nominees for ministerial appointments.
President Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 21, 2021, sent to parliament a total of 46 nominees for consideration to be appointed as sector ministers and regional ministers.
Included in the list for the position of Oti Regional Minister was Mr. Makubu, a physically challenged person.
Mr. Makubu, who has his right leg amputated, if passed by Parliament’s Appointment Committee, will serve as Oti Regional Minister in the second term of President Akufo-Addo.
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The nominee, despite his disability, has distinguished himself as an industrious individual who has over the years worked for the New Patriotic Party in the Oti Region.
The nominee is the current Regional Secretary of the party having won the position during a regional delegates conference in 2018.
Educational Background
Joseph Makabu had his senior high school education at the EP Senior High School at Saboba in the Northern region of Ghana.
He went on to have his undergraduate education at the Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology (KNUST), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science.
Makubu further pursued a Master of Philosophy in Business Administration at the University of Ghana.
He is currently pursuing a PhD in Finance at the University of Ghana business school.
Career and Politics
Joseph Makubu is a teacher and serves as the regional secretary of the NPP in the newly created Oti Region.
He has also served in various capacities in the party so far.
