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Justin Frimpong Koduah, a young astute lawyer who won the position of General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party early on today, is not a greenhorn in Ghanaian politics.
As a former Deputy Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser of the NPP and Chairman of the Strategic Communications Committee of the Ashanti Region NPP, the 40 year old politician is intimately familiar with Ghana’s political environment.
Ghlinks.com.gh brings you all the necessary information you need to know about NPP’s new general secretary, Justin Frimpong Koduah.
Who is Justin Frimpong Koduah?
Justin Frimpong Kodua (JFK) is a 40 year old Ghanaian lawyer and the current General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party.
Justin Frimpong Koduah was elected to the position during the NPP’s National Delegates Conference held at the Accra Sports Stadium on 16th July 2022.
The Legal practitioner polled 2,857 votes to beat Mr. John Boadu who obtained 2,524 votes out of the total 5,556 votes cast.
He was born on the 14th of November 1982 in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Education
He attended Opoku Ware Senior High School in Kumasi before proceeding to Hackney Community College, London, where he obtained a certificate in Information Communication Technology (ICT).
After his studies abroad, he relocated to Ghana and enrolled at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, where he studied Land Economy.
He went on to read law at the same university before being admitted into the Ghana School of Law from where he was called to the Bar.
He also holds a Certificate in Financial Management from the Institute of Commercial Management, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Career
Justin Frimpong Kodua (JFK) is a lawyer with specialisation in corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration, with particular interest in land disputes and asset management.
He is a former employee of Supersport Limited (United Kingdom) and with the experience acquired from the company was very instrumental in the organization of CAN 2008 which was hosted in Ghana.
He is also a former employee of Jo-Mint Associates Limited, an indigenous construction company.
He is the current Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).
Until his appointment by the government in February 2017 as the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), he practised his law profession with Adomako Kwakye Law Consult where he teamed up with the Senior Partner to handle numerous cases from corporate litigation, arbitration to land matters. Mr. Kodua Frimpong is married and he is fan of soccer and board games.
