The leading radio station in Ghana, Happy 98.9 FM is set to roll out an all-new political show ‘Hard Facts’ , which promises to steer the national discourse on good governance with verifiable data and information for national development.
The Hard Facts show which will start airing on 14th October, 2020 from 7pm to 9pm every Wednesday is a political radio show which will discuss pertinent issues that focuses on governance and development with the sole aim of simplifying debates for listeners comprehension.
The show will be hosted by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA) in Ghana, in charge of Finance and Administration, Mrs. Akosua Asaa Manu, who has displayed her prowess in the communication, political, and entrepreneurial spheres in Ghana.
The two-hour programme is engaging; asking duty-bearers and invited guests incisive questions to elicit the right responses. It is also interactive as it allows the audience to contribute to ongoing discussions via all social media platforms.
Listeners can expect informative segments including Trending Issues of the Day/ Week, where Akosua Manu shares with listeners key issues of the day or week; Encounter with State Actors, where selected leaders of government agencies are invited to account to the people by shedding light on their tasks, accomplishment and also debate on areas that need improvement.
Programmes Manager of Happy FM, Emmanuel Akrumah expressed how thrilled he was as Hard Facts joins the array of great programmes on the station.
“Happy FM has never relented in its mandate to educate, inform and entertain its cherished listeners with exciting programming. It can be recalled that just this year, Happy FM added relevant content and exciting new faces to the already great programming it has.
With this new show, the station will be providing listeners, as the name of the show suggests, with facts-nothing but facts. You can expect the right questions asked, the right answers given and the right guests present at all times. We entreat all Ghanaians, politicians and Civil Society Organizations, among others to follow the discussions on the Hard Facts”.
About the host
Mrs. Akosua Asaa Manu is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA) in Ghana, in charge of Finance and Administration.
Prior to her transition to leadership in the NYA, she helmed communications and digital branding as the Deputy Director of Communications for the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, leading her team to deliver innovative, creative work that positively expanded the First Lady’s brand.
Her professional journey began with her as a banker working at GCB Bank for eight years. Realizing that her talents lay in entrepreneurship, in 2014 she joined Max International where her prowess in marketing came to the fore. At Max, she broke long-standing international sales records and set new standards for the firm, becoming a rising star within a few short months. She went on to become the first woman on the African continent to achieve significant leadership ranking within the company.
A firm advocate for women’s empowerment, she leverages her talents as an experienced communicator and facilitator to deliver training on issues and policies that are especially impactful for young women, for which she has been recognised in the USA, Philippines, and most recently, being honoured with the coveted Ghana Female Leadership Award in 2018. In January 2020, she was listed among the 100 most influential young Africans in leadership, leading the category for leadership and civil society in her home country.
Mrs Manu is an alumnus of Wesley Girls High School and the well-regarded University of Ghana, Legon.
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