Margaret Sarfo
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Margaret Sarfo | |
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| Born | January 26, 1957 |
| Died | May 8, 2014 (aged 57) |
| Resting place | Osu Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Employer(s) | The Mirror Graphic Communications Group Limited |
| Spouse | Kojo Safo |
| Children | 4 |
Margaret Sarfo (pen name Peggy Oppong, née Odame; 26 January 1957 – 8 May 2014)[1] was a Ghanaian author and journalist. She worked for the Graphic Communications Group Limited, rising through the ranks to become the editor of The Mirror.[2][3]
Sarfo was born in 1957 to Daniel Odame and his wife, of Mpraeso, Kwahu, in south Ghana.[1] She attended primary schools in Adabraka, Accra, followed by the Okuapeman Secondary School, Akropong in 1971 where she attained the General Certificate of Education (GCE), Ordinary and Advanced levels.[1] She enrolled at the University of Ghana in 1979, graduating with a BA (Hons) in English and Russian.[1] After a year studying in Russia,[1][2] she returned to the University of Ghana and obtained a Graduate Diploma and MPhil degrees in Communication Studies.[1]
Career
Margaret Safo joined the then Graphic Cooperation for her national service. She became permanently employed as a staff writer in 1987. She became deputy editor of The Mirror in 1998 and editor in 2003. Margaret Safo retired from the Graphics Communications Group in 2011 to write and publish her novels, including the following:[4]
