Juliet Asante chairs NPP’s tourism, culture and creative arts manifesto sub-committee
Juliet Asante, the chief executive officer of the National Film Authority (NFA), has been named as a member of the 2024 manifesto committee of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
She was appointed by the party’s presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as the head of the NPP’s tourism, culture and creative arts manifesto sub-committee for the 2024 elections.
This information was contained in a press release signed by Dennis Miracles Aboagye, director of communications for Team Bawumia’s campaign.
The list includes Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as the chairman of the manifesto committee.
The committee shall be responsible for undertaking a holistic review of the party’s 2016 and 2020 manifestos and engaging all relevant stakeholders to come up with a pragmatic 2024 manifesto.
“The manifesto committee is further charged to discharge their mandate efficiently and professionally to produce a comprehensive manifesto document that can stand the test of time to address the legitimate concerns and socio-economic challenges of Ghana.”
The filmmaker is known for championing “Save Our Women International”, a non-profit entity focusing on female sexual education and launched an innovation that makes short movies for mobile phones in Africa in 2014 called Mobile Flicks.
She is also the founder and executive director of the Black Star International Film Festival.
Check out the full list of members of the NPP manifesto team below:
Manifesto Committee
- Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu – Chairman
- Kojo Oppong Nkrumah – Vice Chairman
- Evron Hughes – Secretary
Manifesto Coordinators
- Prof. Kwaku Appiah Adu
- 2. Dr Isaac Owusu Mensah
Manifesto Sub-Committees Chairs
- Dr. Assibey Yeboah –Economy
- Tony Oteng-Gyasi – Trade and Industry
- Kwakwo Nsafoah Poku – Energy and Petroleum
- William Oppong-Bio – Agriculture
- Dr Augustine Blay – Communication and Digitalization
- Dr Gideon Boako – Lands, Minerals and Natural Resources
- Dr Emmanuel Marfo – Science, Technology, Innovation and Environment
- Maxwell Opoku Agyeman – Legal and governance
- Justina Marigold – Local Government
- Ing. Kwabena Agyapong – Housing and Infrastructure
- Hassan Tampuli – Transport
- Edward Asomani – Security
- Michael Ocquaye Jnr. – Foreign Affairs
- Asamoah Gyan – Youth and Sports
- Ama Serwaa – Gender
- Kofi Dzamesi – Chieftaincy, Religious Affairs and Civil Society
- Dr Ayew Afriyie – Health
- Dr Prince Hamid Armah – Education