Also known as: Mr Essuman · Former Presidential Legal Adviser Kow Essuman · Francis Essuman
Former Legal Counsel to President Akufo-Addo; campaigning for NPP parliamentary candidacy in Ablekuma West constituency while pursuing salary arrears claims.
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Former legal counsel to former President Nana Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, says he is confident the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will reclaim the Ablekuma West parliamentary seat in the 2028 general election. …
Kow Essuman confident NPP will reclaim Ablekuma West ‘with a huge margin’Joy Online
Former legal counsel to former President Nana Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has praised former Vice President and NPP 2028 presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, saying Ghana needs his intellectual capacity to address the country’s current challenges. …
‘Ghana needs Bawumia’s intellect at this point’ – Kow EssumanJoy Online
The Country Manager for the Greater Rural Opportunities for Women 2 (GROW2) project, Francis Essuman, has disclosed that the project has exceeded its targets after reaching more than 52,000 women smallholder farmers. …
GROW2 project exceeds targets for women farmers in Northern GhanaThe Ghanaian Times
Former Legal Counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Abaka Essuman, has given the Ministry of Finance (MoF) up to September 11, 2026, to pay his outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits or face legal action. …
Former President Akufo-Addo lawyer gives Finance Ministry ultimatum over unpaid arrearsJoy Online
Former Legal Counsel to the President, Kow Abaka Essuman, has issued an ultimatum to the Ministry of Finance over unpaid salary arrears and end-of-service benefits owed to him following his departure from the Office of the President. …
Pay me by Sept. 11 or face the court – Kow Essuman demands salary, benefits from Finance MinisterJoy Online
Lawyers for former Legal Counsel to the President, Kow Abaka Essuman, have formally demanded the payment of his outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits following the expiration of his tenure in January 2025. …
Akufo-Addo’s former legal counsel Kow Essuman, writes to Finance Minister to demand his ex-gratia paymentJoy Online
Former Legal Adviser to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Abaka Essuman, has criticised Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson over what he describes as the government’s failure to pay outstanding arrears and entitlements owed to staff of the Presidency who served …
Kow Essuman criticises Ato Forson over unpaid arrears for former Presidency staffJoy Online
The Chairman of the Martin de Porres Polling Station in the Ablekuma West Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kow Abaka Essuman, has urged party members and all interested stakeholders to fully participate in the Electoral Affairs Committee hearing into alleged irregul …
Kow Essuman urges Ablekuma West NPP members to attend Electoral Affairs Committee hearingJoy Online
Former Presidential Legal Adviser Kow Essuman has criticised the Mahama administration over what he describes as the selective payment of salaries and allowances under the current Article 71 remuneration structure. …
Mahama gov’t paying itself while Akufo-Addo staff remain unpaid – Kow EssumanJoy Online
Former Legal Adviser to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has accused Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, of misleading Ghanaians over the origins of the salary and emolument structure currently being enjoyed by s …
Kow Essuman accuses Kwakye Ofosu of misleading public on Presidential salariesFormer presidential legal counsel Kow Essuman expressed confidence that the NPP will reclaim the Ablekuma West parliamentary seat in the 2028 election, which the NDC won in 2024 with 31,866 votes to the NPP's 26,575. Essuman is campaigning to become the NPP's parliamentary candidate for the constituency.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former presidential legal counsel Kow Essuman expressed confidence that the NPP will reclaim the Ablekuma West parliamentary seat in the 2028 election, which the NDC won in 2024 with 31,866 votes to the NPP's 26,575. Essuman is campaigning to become the NPP's parliamentary candidate for the constituency.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former legal counsel to ex-President Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, praised NPP presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's intellectual capacity to address Ghana's current challenges while campaigning for his own parliamentary candidacy in Ablekuma West.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The GROW2 project, funded by the Canadian government and implemented by Mennonite Economic Development Associates, has exceeded its targets by reaching 52,000 women smallholder farmers, 5,000 micro-entrepreneurs and 61 small and medium-sized enterprises across 27 districts in the Northern, Savannah and Upper West regions, surpassing its initial goal of 40,000 women farmers, 5,000 micro-entrepreneurs and 50 agribusinesses.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Legal Counsel to President Akufo-Addo, Kow Abaka Essuman, has given the Finance Ministry until September 11, 2026, to pay outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits or face legal action, claiming he has waited more than 20 months for his entitlements.
10 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Kow Essuman, former Legal Counsel to President Akufo-Addo, has demanded that the Ministry of Finance settle unpaid salary arrears and end-of-service benefits by September 11, 2026, or face legal action. His lawyers claim he is owed four months' consolidated salary for each completed year of service, a one-month installation grant, and a resettlement grant equivalent to one month's salary per year served, plus interest from January 7, 2025.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Lawyers for former Legal Counsel to the President Kow Abaka Essuman have formally demanded payment of his outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits following the end of his tenure in January 2025. The lawyers cite the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012, which requires the Transition Team to pay retiring benefits to specified public office holders without undue delay.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Legal Adviser to ex-President Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has criticised Finance Minister Ato Forson for failing to pay outstanding arrears and entitlements owed to Presidency staff who served under the previous administration, despite presenting four budgets since payments fell due in January 2025. Essuman argues the situation is unfair given that current Presidency staff have been paid while former public servants await their benefits.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chairman of the Martin de Porres Polling Station in Ablekuma West has urged NPP members and stakeholders to participate in an Electoral Affairs Committee hearing into alleged irregularities in the party's internal constituency elections. While some concerns have been addressed, including the restoration of his name to the electoral register, he said many other irregularities remain unresolved and should be examined by the committee.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Presidential Legal Adviser Kow Essuman has criticised the current administration for selectively paying salaries and allowances under the Article 71 remuneration structure approved in January 2025, while officials and staff who served under Akufo-Addo remain unpaid their entitled arrears. He characterised the situation as deliberate and discriminatory, describing it as an abuse of office.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Legal Adviser Kow Essuman has accused Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu of misleading the public about the origins of the presidential salary structure, arguing that Article 71 of the 1992 Constitution requires Parliament, not the President, to determine salaries for the President and his staff.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Presidential Legal Adviser Kow Essuman has challenged the Mahama administration to publish the Presidency's 2024 staffing report, arguing that government silence raises transparency concerns and that Ghanaians are entitled to know whether the obligation to submit the report was fulfilled.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has rejected claims that the administration is selectively paying salary arrears to Presidential staff, stating that such payments are a routine feature of transitions between administrations and that the current salary structure was approved by Parliament in January 2025.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has strongly criticised former presidential legal adviser Kow Essuman's claims that the presidency's budget for staff has increased despite a reduction in staff numbers, saying the allegations are inconsistent with facts and that the current administration operates under salary structures approved by Parliament and inherited from the previous government.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Kow Essuman, former Legal Counsel to ex-President Akufo-Addo, has accused the Mahama administration of unfairly withholding salary arrears and benefits due to former presidential staffers and political appointees, arguing that salary adjustments approved before the change of government have not been paid while current officials have received theirs under the same structure.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Kow Essuman, former Legal Counsel to President Nana Akufo-Addo, has accused the Mahama administration of breaching the law by failing to submit the annual staffing report for the Office of the President covering 2024, which was required by law to be submitted to Parliament by March 2025. Essuman noted that such reports were consistently submitted during the Akufo-Addo administration and called for the government to either release the report or confirm non-submission.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Legal Counsel Kow Essuman contested claims that the Akufo-Addo administration had larger Presidency staffing than the current government, stating that the 2023 report showed 1,048 total staff (357 political appointees and 564 civil and public service employees) and the 2024 report recorded 921 staff. He argued that civil and public service employees should not be counted as political appointments when comparing administrations.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Kow Essuman, former Legal Advisor to President Akufo-Addo, disputes the Deputy Attorney-General's assertion that funds in the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund "Sky Train" case cannot be located, stating that audited financial statements, board minutes, and supporting records clearly document how the money was handled within GIIF.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →