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Marricke Kofi Gane

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Marricke Kofi Gane
Marricke Kofi Gane
Personal details
BornKeta, Volta Region, Ghana
Political partyIndependent
Children4
Residence(s)Accra, Ghana
EducationUniversity of Greenwich
OccupationAccountant
ProfessionManagement Consultant, Auditor
Websitewww.gane4ghana.com

Marricke Kofi Gane (born July 19, 1974[1]) also known as Kofi Ghana is a Ghanaian management consultant, Chartered Accountant, Public Speaker, book author and an aspiring independent presidential candidate of Ghana.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

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Marricke was born in Keta to a trader mother and an engineer father; he is the third of his parents' four children. He spent part of his childhood with his grandparents as his fisherman grandfather's boy and as a second-hand clothes stall assistant to his grandmother on market days at Keta in the Volta Region.[6] He attended the A.M.E. Zion Primary School in Keta for his Junior High School education and the Keta Senior High School afterwards. He studied professional Accounting and graduated as a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA). He has a certificate in “Micro-finance for Development” from the University of Greenwich.[7]

Career

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Kofi started his career as an Audit Trainee with Messrs Pannell Kerr Forster (PKF). He went on to serve in an Audit senior role, then as an Audit & Consulting Manager at PKF. He served as Co-Audit Senior role at the Ghana Commercial Bank. He also served as a Feasibility Studies Consultant for the potential revival of the then Pwalugu Tomato factory, and with the Benso Oil Palm Plantation.[8]

Marricke also lectured several ACCA, CIMA and ICSA courses in several institutions in Ghana. He later worked for development, policy, think-tank and diplomatic organisations such as Christian Aid, the Commonwealth Secretariat, International Alert, and lastly, Crown Agents.[citation needed] He is currently a Director of Studies in selected Public Financial Management Subjects.[9]

Marricke is also an opinion columnist at ModernGhana.com.[10]

Politics

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In 2019 Marricke announced his intention to run for office as president of Ghana as an independent candidate.[11] In August 2020, he left the Coalition of Independent Political Aspirants (CIPA) to run his own campaign based on what he describes as a flawed process leading to Kofi Koranteng being chosen as the lead candidate going into the December polls.[12] He launched his manifesto and campaign at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.[4] In October 2020, his party's nomination was disqualified by the Electoral Commission (EC) for technical reasons.[13] He challenged his disqualification by the EC but was subsequently dismissed by an Accra High Court.[14]

References

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  1. ^ emmakd (2020-08-18). "Profile: Marricke Kofi Gane, Independent Presidential Candidate, 2020 Election". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  2. ^ Nettey, Josephine (13 January 2020). "Sorry Marricke Kofi Gane But NDC And NPP Is Now A Religion". theheraldghana.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ "UK-based Ghanaian accountant Kofi Gane to run for President in 2020 elections". www.ghanaweb.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. ^ a b "Marricke Kofi Gane: Independent aspirant launches manifesto". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  5. ^ "Marricke Kofi Gane". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  6. ^ Prince, Ghalley (2019-03-28). "UK-based Ghanaian accountant Kofi Gane to run for President in 2020 elections". GBC Ghana Online. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  7. ^ "One-On-One With Marricke Kofi Gane, Independent Presidential Aspirant [AUDIO] | GHNEWSNOW". April 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  8. ^ "Marricke Kofi Gane announces Presidential bid in 2020 elections". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  9. ^ "What is the problem, if Ghana beyond aid is the solution? - Marricke Gane". www.ilapi.org. Retrieved 2020-01-13.[dead link]
  10. ^ "Marricke Kofi Gane, Author at Modern Ghana". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  11. ^ "The ordinary people will fund my campaign – Marricke Kofi Gane". www.ghanaweb.com. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  12. ^ "Marricke Gane quits Coalition of Independent Political Aspirants to run solo campaign". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  13. ^ "Presidential aspirant, Marricke Gane, disappointed in EC over disqualification". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  14. ^ "Kofi Gane's application against EC thrown out". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-12-07.