By Dennis Peprah, GNA
Wenchi (Bono), Nov. 14, GNA – Mrs Gloria Gyan-Baffour, a philanthropist and legal practitioner eyeing the Wenchi Constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says she believes that political goodwill must translate into tangible development.
She announced her intention to contest in the NPP’s Election 2028 parliamentary primaries in the Wenchi constituency of the Bono Region and told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that putting smiles on the faces of the vulnerable was just an in-born passion.
Mrs Gyan-Baffour is the daughter of Mr George Gyan-Baffour, a former deputy Minister of Finance and former Member of Parliament for the Wenchi Constituency.
She pledged her dedication to solidify the grassroots support base of the Party, asking the Wenchi delegates to make informed decisions and give her the nod as the NPP’s Election 2028 parliamentary candidate.
As one of the political strongholds of the NPP in the Bono Region, Mrs Gyan-Baffour pledged to work diligently and selflessly and to recapture the Wenchi constituency parliamentary seat for the Party in the next General Elections.
Her Profile
Mrs Gyan-Baffour is a barrister-at-law and a philanthropist with more than 15 years of practical experience in entrepreneurship.
She holds a law degree from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom (UK) and a qualifying law certificate from the Ghana School of Law.
Mrs Gyan-Baffour has also done extensive work in the legal space, earning her over ten years’ experience in corporate governance.
She has worked in academia as a Research Assistant at the University of Ghana Legon and she is popularly known in the political cycle as ‘Mama Gee,” an accolade she earned for her passion for women and girl-child empowerment.
Mrs Gyan-Baffour also worked with the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry for Justice during her pupilage, putting her knowledge in research to good use.
Hitherto, she worked in many roles within the legal framework working her way up to the position of Assistant Legal Manager with Zoelexfields.
Besides her extensive knowledge in the legal field, she is very well versed in business leadership as well, possessing a rich entrepreneurship ability.
Presently, Mrs Gyan-Baffour is the Chief Executive Officer of the Savvy mummy Ltd, domiciled in the Greater Accra Region.
More so, despite her busy career, she accommodates an extensive social intervention schedule by running a non-profit organisation, the Gloria Gyan- Baffour & GPA Foundation.
The foundation primarily focused on sanitation, capacity and skills development in the rural areas that has brought a lot of relief in the rural communities, especially at Bekwai Constituency in Ashanti and the Wenchi Constituency in Bono Regions.
GNA
Edited by Christabel Addo
Reporter: Dennis Peprah
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