Eva Naa Merley Lokko

Eva Naa Merley Lokko is a Ghanaian engineer and politician.[1] She is the first woman to be chosen as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party.[2] She partners the flagbearer of the PPP, Paa Kwesi Nduom.[3][4]

Educational life

Lokko attended Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast.[5] She is an engineer by profession and holds a master's degree in Intelligent Management Systems, System Analysis and Design.[2][3]

Working life

Lokko was the first Satellite Communications Engineer and the first woman engineer to be employed at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) in 1972.[6] She was part of the engineering team that installed and maintained Ghana's first colour television infrastructure in 1985.[5][6] She has worked in over forty countries across the world in various capacities. She served as regional programme coordinator of the United Nations Development Programme initiative for Internet development in Africa. She worked with the United Nations for thirteen years and also served as chairperson of the UN Federation of International Civil Servants Association and the United Nations Staff Council and as a member of the UNDP News Advisory Board.[5] She is the Chief Executive Officer of Totally Youth, a Non Governmental Organization based in Accra.[2] In 2002, she was appointed Director-General of the GBC, becoming the first and only woman to hold that position since the corporation was established in 1953.[5]

Religious life

Eva Lokko is a Christian and a member of the Methodist Church of Ghana. She is a member of the highest decision-making bodies of the church—Conference and Synod. She is the also the chairperson the Youth Advisory Board and serves on other committees of the church in various capacities.[5]

Personal life

Lokko hails from the Greater Accra Region of Ghana and is fluent in several local and international languages. She speaks English, Russian and French.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Nduom chooses Eva Lokko as his running-mate". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "PPP Choses Eva Lokko; First Female Running Mate". spyghana.com. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Profile Announcement for Eva Naa Merley Lokko, Vice Presidential Candidate for the Progressive People's Party". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ "PPP Choses Eva Lokko; First Female Running Mate Go to article". sturvs.com.gh. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NDUOM’S RUNNING MATE…IT’S EVA LOKKO". Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Eva Lokko is the woman". www.thefindernews.com. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
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