The topic of nobility, sound and upright morality in our governance system and corporate leadership is a matter that requires national discourse and effective consideration in our social stratification agenda. Leadership has been viewed from many angles by the experts as the instrument or channel of our socio-economic transformational agenda, and not just a change of our circumstances. Psychologists, believe that motivation, either by intrinsic or extrinsic drive has the capabilities to propel an individual’s maximum input into an undertaking, and has accordingly been deployed both in the classroom-learning environment, political interactions and corporate engagements to push individuals’ collective roles toward the realization of the organizational goal. It must be emphasized, that motivation as a psychological tool is only deployed in the instances of social uprightness, good behavior, hard work and ingenuity. These primary considerations, thus far have been the driving force behind the brainchild of the West Africa Nobles Forum, and its institution of the Excellence and Nobility Award for exemplary leadership within the West African sub-region; NOBLES INTERNATIONAL AWARD
The West Africa Nobles Forum is a group of eminent West Africans designated for the honor and award of its prestigious Nobles International Award for men and women of integrity in West Africa. “The Awards are presented annually to prominent West Africans whose selfless efforts in their chosen fields of endeavors have earned them a reputation beyond the shores of their respective countries. In addition, recipients are known to have upheld the virtues of honesty, integrity and accountability in both their public and private lives”, the Forum’s document declares.
The 2022 and the 35th of the Annual Dinner-dance and Awards Night took place on Friday November 4, 2022 at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra where the nobility, integrity and the excellent contributions of the CEO of SuCasa Properties, Mr. Michael Kwabena Owusu O’Grantson-Agyapong was recognized and awarded in accordance with the tenets and values of the Forum.
Mr. Michael O’Grantson-Agyapong is a Ghanaian Business Mogul; Consultant and an Investment Advisor; an Investor; Marketing Executive; Writer; Producer; Philosopher; a Philanthropist and a Politician. He is a Co-founder and CEO of The ERMCRI Group – an Investment Partners and Advising Organization; the CEO of SuCasa Properties – a distinguishable Marketing, Brokerage and Construction Company in Accra. He also, doubles as the CEO of Sugar Cane Estates, and of the OGEE Promotions – a Boxing and Events Promotion Company in Accra.
As an astute and a very accomplished Chief Executive Officer, Mr. O’Grantson-Agyapong combines expertise from Cross-functional Organizational Leadership and Corporate Communications in shaping investment advising, negotiations and partnership contracting.
He has featured as a Speaker in the maiden edition of the Annual African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA – Policy Network and Diaspora; African Globalization Investment Summit, held in Accra from the 25th -27th October, 2021, in his capacity as the CEO of the ERMCRI GROUP.
He is mostly known for his role in projects like the “Affordable Housing Infrastructural Expansion in Ghana and beyond, and presently, his Company, SuCasa Properties is rolling out its Affordable Housing Projects at East Legon Hills and Ayi Mensah in the Accra Metropolis of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
He served as the Chief Operations Officer of Print Limited (2011-2013). Around the same period, he also, functioned as a Marketing Officer for Consumer Finance Company-Ghana.
Mr. Michael O’Grantson-Agyapong is presently, a strategic investor and owns a remarkable proportion of shares in an appreciable number of medium to large scale businesses around the world. Prior to taking his investment initiatives, he characterized in entrepreneurship – between 2007-2015, establishing, a good number of companies such as: Prime Dogs, Giot, O’G Kente and many others.
It is remarkable to mention, that at the tender age of 13, Mr. O’Grantson-Agyapong began work as an Assistant Video Editor with the African World Studios. His determination and tenacity of purpose defines his enviable successes chalked, thus, far.
Speaking at the event, the President-General of the Governing Council of the Forum, Nana Dr. Appiagyei Dankawoso (I), who also, doubled as the Chairman of the occasion, reiterated, that the Council was very thoughtful and judicious in its decision to nominate Mr. O’Grantson-Agyapong and the other 21 newly selected awardees for the honor of the award particularly, impliedly, considering, Mr. O’Grantson-Agyapong’s unrelenting and radical efforts in pushing forward with his Affordable Housing projects to augment the government of Ghana’s own drive in the Affordable Housing Scheme.
“…there is no success in leadership except the purpose of leadership is achieved, and there cannot be achievement, except the people are adequately influenced by the leader, and no leader can truly influence his people without integrity. When integrity is lacking in leadership, there can never be any good success….Dr. David G. Javitah’s ten qualities of a successful leader can only be achievable by a leader of Integrity. They include; Mission, Vision, Goal, Competence, a strong team, Communication, Interpersonal skill, a ‘Can Do, Get it Done’ attitude, Inspiration and Ambition. It takes only a leader of integrity to develop the above qualities”, emphasized, the President-General, Nana Dr. Appiagyei Dankawoso (I )
It is an undeniable fact, that presently, the country is bedeviled with an overwhelming housing deficit gap of 1.8 million units in the face of its population growth trend of 2% increase per annum, and an annual housing demand of 85,000 units – rendering the society unsecured in many respects. This challenge is a daunting task for the government alone to effectively surmount and therefore, the ingenuity and proactiveness of the private sector is healthily encouraged under the government’s streamlined policy of Public Private Partnership, and same, informs exactly, the role SuCasa Properties and its CEO, Mr. O’Grantson-Agyapong has strategically and aptly positioned themselves to execute within the housing infrastructural development space and landscape.
Mr. O’Grantson-Agyapong, on his part, describes the Award as a humbling experience, and was full of the transformational leadership exuberance, as he promises to hold on to the new challenge, that the Award itself, presents to him in his capacity as the CEO of SuCasa Properties. Aside from his heartfelt gratitude to the Forum, he was full of praise for the Management and Staff of SuCasa Properties for their unflinching support, expressed daily in many forms and shapes to propelling the fortunes of the company to its highest estimable apogee of glory.
Present to receive the Award on his behalf were: Mr. Abdul Rahman Shehab, the General Manager of SuCasa Properties; Mr. Isaac Preko Boateng, the Chief of Staff to the CEO of SuCasa Properties and Mr. Daniel Kofi Awuku-Asare, the PRO of SuCasa Properties.
Mr. Isaac Preko Boateng, received the Certificate and the Plaque of Honor as well as the Awardee Decoration of PLATINUM – the highest category of membership on behalf of Mr. Michael Kwabena Owusu O’Grantson-Agyapong, the CEO of SuCasa Properties. The 21 newly selected and elected members were later inducted ceremonially as full members of the Forum at the event.
The momentous occasion was climaxed with such a colorful Dinner-dance bliss, and social and corporate networking of distinct significance.
