Born into a large family, Mahamudu Bawumia was the twelfth of his father’s 18 children and the second of his mother’s five. Mahamudu Bawumia attended the Sakasaka Primary school in Tamale, and gained admission to Tamale Secondary School in 1975, where he quickly established a strong reputation for his exceptional academic performance. He was awarded the prize for Best Overall Student in Form 3. He continued to excel in his studies, and dazzled his audiences with his superb debating skills as a member of the Tamale Secondary School Debating Team, which was adjudged the best in the Northern and Upper Regions competition in 1981. He was also Wemah House Prefect at Tamale Secondary School. Dr. Bawumia also had a keen interest in sports and represented Tamale Secondary School in Table Tennis at inter-school sporting competitions. His leadership skills and abilities were noted earlier on, and he was appointed as the Wemah House Prefect during his Sixth Form at Tamale Secondary School. Mahamudu Bawumia was also President of the Ghana United Nations Students’ Association (GUNSA) for the year 1981. After graduating from Tamale Secondary School, he proceeded to the United Kingdom where he undertook professional banking studies and obtained the Chartered Institute of Bankers Diploma (ACIB) with distinctions in Banking Law, Monetary Economics, Accounting and Banking within the rather short period of 18 months! He undertook undergraduate study at Buckingham University where he topped his record of academic brilliance with a First Class Honours Degree in Economics in 1987. He subsequently gained admission to Oxford University, Lincoln College, where, one year later, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Economics. He pursued his doctoral studies in economics at the prestigious Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Economics in 1995. His areas of specialization include Macroeconomics, International Economics, Development Economics and Monetary Policy. He has numerous publications to his credit....CREDIT WIKIPEDIA...!! Well...qualification-wise the man is an economist alright...!!...Besides...who told Dr. Tony Aidoo...that accountants only reel off figures without the capacity to tell WHAT FORCES produce the numbers...!!??...Anyways...why did Tony Aidoo then not proceed to fill us in on the FORCES that are producing the figures within the GH economy...!!??...I am sure he has no clue...!!...In any case...I will name some of dem forces...!!...GYEEDA...SADA...Subah...Zoomlion...RLG...Judgement Debts unlawfully paid...& as yet not recovered...etc...etc....!!...Anyways...has Tony Aidoo & his office staff now been paid...!!??...Just asking...!!...SMDH...!!
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:38:06 +0000
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