Detailed Biography of Arthur Kobina Kennedy

Posted by VIBE GHANA at 21 Aug 2007 and is filed under Politics
Arthur Kobina Kennedy is also known as Arthur K . He is a Fanti, from Asebu in the Central Region. He was born in the Volta region and educated in Ashanti and Greater Accra, Canada and the United States. He is married and has 2 sons, 6 and 4 years old. His wife is a Registered nurse.

In 1982, Arthur K. was the President of Commonwealth Hall when the three judges and the retired army officer were murdered by the PNDC. As a result of his role in the students' protest of these heinous murders, he was sacked by "workers" and re-admitted under pressure from the students.

In 1983, Arthur K. was elected President of NUGS. Following student demonstrations against the Rawlings dictatorship, he was declared wanted in connection with the 1983 Giwah coup and was a UN refugee for a year before returning to Legon to resume his studies.

In a 1999 Frontpage interview, Arthur K. told the host, Kwaku Sakyi Addo that in his view, "a government should be more focused on building the nation rather on revenge. Nobody's private grievances are worth the nation's time".

In 1987, Arthur K. was the keynote speaker in the celebration of NUGS 25th anniversary. During his speech, Arthur K. stated that the 1981 coup that brought Mr. Rawlings to power was unjustified and unlawful and therefore should not have been supported by students. Following that, he was declared wanted and became once again a UN refugee.

Arthur K. is currently the CEO of the Family Health Centers, Inc, which is the largest community Health Center in the state of South Carolina in the US with 250 employees and has offices in 4 counties with about hundred and twenty thousand (120,000) patients a year. Arthur K. is a member of the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce and has just been appointed as the governor?s representative on the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Diabetes Initiative, which is established by law and takes the leadership role in all aspects of diabetic care. Arthur K has been honored by a US Senator for his work in Wisconsin (Russ Feingold) and the House Carolina state Senate. As a result of his work, Arthur K has been involved in providing healthcare for the poor and in dealing with state and federal officials in the area of the economy and healthcare.

               

 
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  • 21 Sep 2007 gordon anderson wrote:
    You're the chosen one ...don't stop 'till they get enough.
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