Saratu Atta

Saratu Atta
Principal personal assistant to the President of Ghana
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009-present
President	Nana Akuffo-Addo
Personal details
Born	1956 Nigeria
Nationality	Ghanaian, Nigerian
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Children	1
Residence	Ghana
Alma mater	University of Warwick
Profession	Lawyer

Saratu Atta is a Ghanaian administrator and lawyer. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the current Personal Assistant for the President of Ghana.

Early life and career

Saratu was born to a Ghanaian mother and a Nigerian father, her father Adamu Atta from Adavi Local Government of Kogi State was the first civilian governor of Kwara State. She studied Politics and International studies at the University of Warwick and later worked as a Securities Trader at First Securities Discount House in Lagos between 1993 and 1997, after which she went on to establish her own security printing company in Lagos before she was appointed as Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP) Campaign Secretary in 2008. She was made Office Manager and Executive Assistant to Ghana's President-Elect, Nana Akufo-Addo and has remained in that position since 2009[1][2][3]

Personal life

In 1987, Saratu married a Nigerian politician, Femi Fani-Kayode, but the couple separated two years into the marriage in 1990. The marriage produced one child.[4][5]

References

1. "Akufo-Addo 'clearly' knows what he's about - Jinapor". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
2. Attenkah, Richard Kofi (2017-01-05). "Ghana: Nana's First Official Appointments". Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra). Retrieved 2017-11-21.
3. Tornyi, Emmanuel. "NPP Government: Nana Addo names Frema Osei Opare as Ghana"s first female Chief of Staff". Retrieved 2017-11-21.
4. Farida. "Revealed! Nana Addo's Personal Assistant is Daughter of Former Nigerian Governor". Ghana Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
5. "Fani-Kayode's ex-wife becomes new Ghanaian president's PA". The Nation. January 14, 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by	Personal assistant to the president Ghana 2017 -	Incumbent