Agyeman Badu Akosa

Agyeman Badu Akosa (born 25 December 1953) is a Ghanaian pathologist, academic, politician and social commentator. He served as the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service from 2002 to 2006. He is a member of the Convention People's Party and is a well-known believer in the ideals of Kwame Nkrumah, founder of the CPP. He contested for the Party's presidential candidate ahead the 2008 General elections and lost to Dr. Paa Kwesi Ndoum. He is a professor of Pathology. He is an advocate on lifestyle issues. He had his secondary school education at Prempeh College in the Ashanti Region for his GCE Ordinary Level and Ghana Senior High Technical School in Takoradi, Western Region for his GCE Advanced Level. He furthered his education at the University of Ghana where he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BCh) from the University of Ghana, Legon in 1979 and Defined contribution plan from University London, 1983. In 1996, he returned to Ghana after his work and study experience to work at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital as the director of pathology. He also worked as the Head of department of Pathology at the University of Ghana Medical School. He rose to the rank of professor of pathology at the University of Ghana Medical school. He served from March 2002 to June 2006 and was replaced with Dr. Alias Sorie in early 2007. He is well known for his stance on being a true patriot and an Nkrumaist, believing in the ideals and ideologies of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the founder of CPP and the first president of the Republic of Ghana. He has over years served on several committees of the party and is regarded as one of the leading members of the party. Bright Akwetey and Asante Akufo. In December 2017, at the Party's Delegates' Congress at Great Hall KNUST, he lost the primaries and placed second to Paa Kwesi Nduom who was given the mandate to stand as the flag bearer for the party in the 2008 elections. but Nduom chose Michael Abu Sakara Foster. He was subsequently appointed as a member of the party's national campaign team to help Nduom win the 2008 elections with Ivor Kobina Greenstreet serving as Chairman of the National Parliamentary Campaign Team. Unfortunately the party lost the elections with John Atta Mills of the NDC emerging winner after a second of voting.

2012 Elections Akosa was again one of three names in the media to have been shortlisted for vice presidential role by the then flag bearer Michael Abu Sakara Foster of the party but later Nana Akosua Frimpomaa-Sarpong was chosen as the party's first female running mate.

National transition team Akosa was appointed as a member of the 24-member National Transition Team in accordance with the Presidential Transition Act, 2012 (Act 845) by then President-elect John Dramani Mahama of the NDC after he had won the elections in December 2012, even though he was not a member of the NDC. The transition team was chaired by the Vice President-elect Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur.

Professional associations Akosa is a member of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) and the Commonwealth Medical Association and has served as president on both associations in past, serving as President of GMA from 1999 to 2001.

Author As an academic and researcher, Akosa has authored over 60 scientific publications, abstracts and conference monographs including contributing to The Global Report on Research for Infectious Diseases of Poverty of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) . He is mostly interviewed several times on Ghanaian mainstream television and radio stations to comment on topics ranging from politics, healthcare delivery to lifestyles choices. He is a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Ghana Medical Association, the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, the West African College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pathologists.