Nana Bediatuo Asante

Nana Bediatuo Asante
Office of the President
President	Nana Akuffo-Addo
Personal details
Born	Ghana
Political party	New Patriotic Party

Nana Bediatuo Asante is a Ghanaian administrator, lawyer and consultant.^[citation needed] He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He is the Executive Secretary to the former president of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo.[1]

Early life and education

He is married to Oluwafemi Adetola. He entered Prempeh College as a freshman in September 1974.^[citation needed]

Working life

Asante started his legal practice with Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, in New York before joining the African Development Bank and Databank as a Consultant and General Counsel respectively.[2] In 2000, he co-founded Faith Brothers Ltd, an investment holding company with Mawuli Ababio in Accra. The company later acquired Citi Savings and Loans Limited, where he served as a Managing Director. The company was subsequently converted into Intercontinental Bank Ghana Limited and was acquired by Access Bank Plc of Nigeria in 2019.[3][4]

Political life

In January 2017 he was appointed the Executive Secretary at the Flagstaff House by President Nana Akuffo-Addo.[5][6][7]

In June 2024, he was appointed Ambassador at Large.[8]

Health

While attending the 79th UN General Assembly with the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, he suffered an illness.[9][10]

References

1. "Nana Bediatuo Asante in stable condition, Presidency clarifies health status on Secretary to President". Graphic Online. 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
2. "Nana Asante Bediatuo Appointed Executive Secretary To Nana Akufo-Addo". DailyGuide Network. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
3. "Okyenhen to visit the UK from 27 June". Ghana review. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
4. Oso, Babatunde. "Access Bank Ghana Absorbs 400 Intercontinental Bank Workers".
5. "Akufo-Addo 'clearly' knows what he's about - Jinapor". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
6. Attenkah, Richard Kofi (2017-01-05). "Ghana: Nana's First Official Appointments". Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra). Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
7. Tornyi, Emmanuel. "NPP Government: Nana Addo names Frema Osei Opare as Ghana"s first female Chief of Staff". Retrieved 2017-11-21.
8. "Nana Asante Bediatuo appointed Ambassador-at-Large - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
9. razak.bawa (2024-10-02). "Multiple claims on Nana Asante Bediatuo's health". The Herald ghana. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
10. "Bediatuo Asante in stable condition after illness in the US - Jubilee House - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2024-10-22.