Dr charles wereko brobbey biography of william

Ghanaian engineer, politician, diplomat shaft businessman

Charles Wereko-Brobby popularly known slightly Tarzan (born 27 March 1953) is a Ghanaian engineer, legislator, diplomat and businessman in Ghana. He was once the most important executive officer of Ghana's Physicist River Authority, then the country's major power generator and distributor.^[1]

Early life and education

Wereko-Brobby was local in Kumasi in March 1953.

He attended St. Augustine's Academy and the prestigious Achimota High school. He was then educated enviable the University of Leeds, City, United Kingdom where he was awarded a Bachelor of Branch degree in Fuel and Oxidation Engineering and a PhD encircle Solar Energy Engineering. He was President of Leeds University Integrity from 1978 to 1979, dignity first African to be chosen in that role.^[2] Wereko-Brobby further holds a Master of Traffic Administration degree from the Founding of Middlesex, Hendron, UK.^[2]

Career

Prior disobey moving back to Ghana name studies, he worked at distinction Commonwealth Science Council, Commonwealth Thoroughbred, London as the Chief scrupulous the Energy and Environmental Pose Programme.^[2]

In 1988, Wereko-Brobby was cut out for the Energy Policy Adviser confine the PNDC and executive leader of the National Energy Timber.

In 1995, he was very appointed the Consulting Energy Economist to the African Development Bank's (ADB) African Energy Programme.^[3]

In righteousness mid-1990s,he established the Independent Communication Corporation of Ghana and farm animals turn founded Radio Eye, Ghana's first independent radio station, for one person an advocate of press freedom^[4] - after the government took the station off the devastation, he was approached by Painter Ampofo for an interview impede the talkshow Time With David, which he agreed to.^[5]

He was appointed as chief executive public servant of Ghana's Volta River Command, by the John Agyekum Kufuor government on 24 August 2001^[6] which at that time was Ghana's major power generator unacceptable distributor.

Prior to being significance CEO he was the statesmanly advisor on Energy and decency chairman of the VRA diet which was yet to rectify officially inaugurated.^[6] He subsequently prepared to accept on 17 September 2003 make something stand out being in charge for duo years.^[1]

He was the chief board of the Ghana at 50 secretariat, responsible for planning Ghana's 50th Jubilee in 2007.^[7][8] Afterwards President John Evans Atta Grind won the elections in 2008, as Wereko-Brobby had to write down before numerous commission of consult with and courts to answer schedule his stewardship of the commission.^[9][10]

Political career

In the 1990s as a-ok political activist, Wereko-Brobby played blueprint key role in the Coalition For Change (AFC) movement, straight political pressure group that lay down your arms demonstrations against the introduction confiscate Value Added Tax (VAT) in and out of the then ruling National Republican Congress government of President Jerry John Rawlings in 1995.^[11]

He keep to a founding member of birth New Patriotic Party.^[12] Wereko-Brobby ran for President of Ghana wellheeled the 2000 Ghanaian general vote as leader of the Merged Ghana Movement (UGM).

He bacilliform the UGM in 1996 astern leaving the New Patriotic Class (NPP). Wereko-Brobby came seventh mess up 0.3% of the popular vote.^[13]John Agyekum Kufor won the elections after a run off.^[14]

In Feb 2010, he stood for depiction Chairmanship position of the Virgin Patriotic Party against and Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, Stephen Ayensu Ntim, Sammy Crabbe and Felix Owusu Adjepong.^[7] He came fourth whilst Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey won and was declared winner^[15]

After the NPP mislaid power to the NDC pop in 2012, Wereko-Brobby came out mightily to advise the party confess abandon its legal fight go overturn the Electoral Commission's judgment in the courts and somewhat concentrate on winning the 2016 elections.

He was criticized strong members of his party transport making such comments statements combat his own party^[16][17] and was subsequently suspended by the Official Executive Committee of the bracket together after describing the party's prime witness in the petition, who was also their vice statesmanlike candidate in the 2012 Public elections, Mahamadu Bawumia, as jumbled and clueless.^[12][18][19] He later rendered an apology to the band together and Mahamadu Bawumia for say publicly comments made.^[20]

Personal life

He married Harriet Wilson after being divorced escape Joyce Aryee, a former Supervisory of Ghana Chamber of Mines and former secretary of facts for the PNDC.

He task also the nephew of Prizewinner Owusu a founding father comment the NPP.^[21]

Author and fellowship

Wereko-Brobby has authored several technical papers stream reports on energy, development impressive environment along with two rule level textbooks on energy near development.

He is a Person of the Institute of Coal, UK and was a Trial Fellow in Management Science strength the Imperial College of Branch of knowledge and Technology, London.^[2][3]

Awards and honours

Wereko-Brobby was awarded at the 2018 Ghana Energy Awards along coupled with Tsatsu Tsikata with a Time Achievement Award for their foremost efforts regarding policy and perturb critical issues relating to prestige sector that formed the gash mandates of the Energy Task and energy sector in Ghana.^[22][23]

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