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Hiplife Artist, Trigmatic Appointed To National Foklore Board
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Enoch Yaw Oduro-Agyei (Trigmatic) to the National Folklore Board’s Governing Body.
Madam Bernice Ann Deh – Kumah, Executive Director of the National Folklore Board; Madam Yaa Attafua, Copyright Administrator; Mr Enoch Yaw Oduro-Agyei (Trigmatic); Mr Philip Boakye Dua Oyinka; Madam Amy Frimpong; Madam Joseph Ohene Osei; and Madam Sarah Norkor Anku are members of the governing body.
The President appointed Enoch Yaw Oduro – Agyei (Trigmatic) to the Governing Body of the National Folklore Board in a letter dated February 3, signed by Chief of Staff, Honourable Akosua
Frema Osei-Opare.
In a meeting with members of the new board, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), Mark Okraku Mantey, emphasized
the importance of Ghana having protected folklore in order to help drive the country’s tourism and creative arts industries.
According to him, if the country lacks a strong folklore, it will have a negative impact on its culture, creative arts, and tourism.
Mr Okraku Mantey made the announcement on Monday, February 14, 2022, when he inaugurated the Governing Board of the National
Folklore Board in Accra.
Members of the Board.
The board is chaired by Professor Abdulai Salifu Asuro and has the mandate to help facilitate the work of the National Folklore Board, which
is a statutory body established and mandated under the Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690) (the “Act”) to administer, register, promote, and
protect Ghanaian expressions of folklore on behalf of the President and the people of Ghana.
Source: YouthOfGhan.com/Isshak Abdullai