Stephen Bekoe Mfodwo
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Stephen Bekoe Mfodwo | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Director-General of the GBC | |
| In office 1970–1972 | |
| President | Edward Akufo-Addo |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Preceded by | William Frank Kobina Coleman |
| Succeeded by | Lebrecht Wilhelm Fifi Hesse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Bekoe Mfodwo 18 July 1930 |
| Died | 2015 (aged 84–85) |
| Education | Achimota School |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Occupation | General Manager & Director-General of the GBC (1970–1972) |
Stephen Kofi Bekoe Mfodwo (18 July 1930 – 2015) was a Ghanaian public servant. He served as the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 1970 to 1972.
Born on 18 July 1930, Mfodwo hailed from Akropong Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana (then the Eastern Colony of the Gold Coast).[1][2] He was given the name of his maternal grandfather, Nana Mfodwo, who was then the Adumhene of Akuapem.[1] He enrolled at Achimota College in January 1945 for his secondary education on a government scholarship.[1][3] There, he was made to join the second year students instead of those in their first year.[1] In December 1948, Mfodwo obtained his Cambridge School Certificate, and continued with his sixth form education at Achimota College in January 1949.[1][3] Following the completion of his sixth form education, he obtained his Cambridge Higher School Certificate in December 1950.[1] He was later admitted to the University of Ghana in October 1951 to read English.[1][2] He graduated in June 1954 and was awarded a bachelor's degree.[1] He returned to the University of Ghana in October 1955 for his postgraduate studies, he completed the program in June 1955 and was awarded a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education.[1]