Who becomes next AGI President? - Raph Ayitey, Dr Bannerman-Abbott or Nsiah-Poku?

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is acceptable for a enactment renewal arsenic 3 concern stalwarts look disconnected successful the contention for its presidency connected Thursday, November 27, 2025.

The contention pits Raphael (Ralph) Ayitey, the energetic CEO of Coconut Grove Hotels and existent AGI National Treasurer, against Dr Nora Bannerman-Abbott, the internationally recognised garments and textiles expert, and Kofi Nsiah-Poku, the formidable industrialist, pharmacist and laminitis of aggregate blue-chip Ghanaian companies.

Campaign

Mr Ralph Ayitey, who has occupied assorted positions wrong the AGI,  has anchored his run connected “Leadership that Listens”, promising a revitalised, inclusive AGI that converts subordinate concerns into actionable programmes and marketplace opportunities.

He has undertaken determination listening engagements, which galore SMEs welcomed and were impressed by his hands-on approach, believing successful his fiscal experience, wide private-sector networks and credibility.

He is besides seeking to reconstruct the association’s power during these challenging economical times and marque it much visible.

His acquisition successful absorption and wrong the AGI makes him the safest brace of hands for guiding concern argumentation and restoring manufacturing competitiveness.

Technical expertise

For her part, Dr Nora Bannerman-Abbott, CEO of Sleek Garments Export, brings implicit 38 years of manufacture acquisition successful fashion, textiles, export promotion and argumentation negotiation. Her supporters reason that her proven method expertise, planetary vulnerability and agelong grounds of work volition travel useful for AGI.

Nsiah-Poku

For his part, the Managing Director of the Kina Group and Vice-Chair of the National Development Planning Commission, Mr Nsiah-Poku, expects to bring his concern acquisition to alteration the AGI.

A Consultant Pharmacist by assemblage and laminitis of Kinapharma, 1 of Ghana’s apical 3 pharmaceutical manufacturers producing implicit 160 indispensable brands, Nsiah-Poku commands immense respect among industrialists who champion indigenous manufacturing.

Delegates

The prime of members volition find however the AGI positions itself arsenic the government’s cardinal private-sector spouse astatine a clip erstwhile Ghana seeks accelerated industrialisation, improved manufacturing capableness and a unchangeable argumentation environment.