Kofi Wayo

Kofi Wayo is a Ghanaian politician and businessman.

Early life and education Wayo was born at Kofi Pare in the Eastern Region of Ghana around 1955. His parents were illiterate and so he is not certain of his date of birth. His parents were Kwashie Akakpo, a cocoa farmer and soldier and his wife Dede Aku who hails from Doryumu in the Greater Accra Region. He was the first of ten children. The family moved to Nima, a suburb of Accra. The family was poor and he was a hawker in his childhood.

Work Wayo settled in Detroit, Michigan, where he started with odd jobs such as washing cars. Later on, he started selling guns in the USA. He progressed to become an arms dealer. In 1988, he sold his guns trading company and went into the oil business. He left to join the People's National Convention (PNC) before finally leaving in frustration to form his own party, the United Renaissance Party (URP) in 2007. He was the leader and candidate of the party for the position of President of Ghana.

In 2017, Wayo announced that he was quitting politics and going into farming. He expressed disillusionment with the two largest political parties in the country, describing them as seeking their own selfish interests and said he would rather go into supporting and helping farmers.

Since leaving politics, he has kept a very low profile and has not appeared in public much.

Family Wayo married twice. He has two daughters who were both born in the United States.