The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, released the list of Deputy Ministers for his second term.
In all, President Akufo-Addo named 39 persons as Deputy Ministers.
The Education Ministry has two nominees pending vetting and approval by Parliament.
They are Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South and Madam Gifty Twum-Ampofo also MP for Abuakwa North.
Below is the profile of Rev. John Ntim Fordjour
Mr. John Ntim Fordjour is a second-term Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency.
He has a multifaceted academic background in Mineral Engineering, Economic Policy Management and Foreign Policy.
He has creditably acquitted himself as a legislator with a prior record of sterling mining career and entrepreneurship.
Mr. Ntim Fordjour was born in Assin Kruwa on May 28, 1986, and raised in the same village till the age of 16.
He studied Science in Assin Manso SHS and was admitted to George Grant University of Mines & Technology (UMaT) at age 17 where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mineral Engineering at age 21.
Shortly after national service, Mr. Ntim Fordjour began his mining career as a Senior Training Officer in charge of Learning and Development at Gold Fields Ghana Ltd, Tarkwa Mine.
In this role, he was responsible for the administration of Learning & Development function of the mine and assisted in the development of effective learning and training policies and systems.
His exceptional dedication and competent delivery were soon recognised with an elevation to the role of Human Resources Superintendent for the same blue-chip mining firm responsible for the management of the HR function for the 4500 multicultural employees and contractors at the mine.
Key among his achievements in this role includes his leadership in the delivery of Owner Maintenance Project (OMP), a major change management project which transitioned into the setting up of a newly establised Heavy Maintenance & Equipment (HME) Department with 485 expatriate and critical local staff.
By providing mining and petroleum support services and security services through his private firms, Ntim Fordjour had employed 120 staff at age 25.
Ntim Fordjour holds a Master of Arts Degree (MA) in Economic Policy Management from University of Ghana, Legon and Postgraduate Certificate in Governance and Anti-Corruption Methods from Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
He is currently at the concluding stage of his PhD in Political Science (Foreign Policy Specialisation) with the University of Ghana, Legon and will soon be defending his thesis.
In the 8th Parliament, Ntim Fordjour serves on the Appointments Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee. In the 7th Parliament, he was Chairman of Ghana-Canada Parliamentary Friendship Association and served as the Vice-Chairman of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Members Holding Offices of Profit, as well as Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
In 2019, he was appointed as Member of the Governing Board of Ghana Integrated Iron & Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC) and subsequently became the Acting Board Chairman for same.
Renowned for his consistent and bold advocacy in resistance to the pressures of LGBTQI practices into the fabric of Ghana’s societal values, Ntim Fordjour is also an ardent advocate for Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.
Ntim Fordjour is a minister of the gospel and serves as Senior Pastor of VBCI Higher Heights Sanctuary, East Legon.
He is married to the beautiful Tracy and blessed with three kids.
