Dorcas Affo Toffey- The Untold facts about Proud United New Owner
Dorcas Affo-Toffey is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, philanthropist and politician. Hails from Bonyere but Born on May 4, 1973, in Tikobo 1 in the Jomoro Municipal of the Western Region to the late Stephen Ackah Toffey and Mary Afo Danyi.
EARLY LIFE
She was born into a large family, the 18th born of her father’s 23 children but the last born of her mother’s five children. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and member of parliament for the Jomoro Constituency.
EDUCATION
After her second cycle education, She had part of her basic school in Tikobo 1 and Ideal Preparatory school in Takoradi as part of her basic school and gained admission to the Nkroful Agriculture Secondary School in 1986.
She holds a BSc in Marketing from Knustford University College and an MBA in marketing programme from Knustford University College in the United States.
Afo-Toffey’s career mirrors over 25 years of experience in health, education administration, real estate development, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. From 2002 to present, she had established and managed several companies in Atlanta Georgia in USA, which included; Queen D Beauty, Topeka Properties (Building and Construction). She is a senior partner to Selfie Homes in the USA. Afo-Toffey returned to Ghana in 2012 to continue her businesses of which she is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Country Representative for Nano Fix IT Company, and Sebastian Closet Inc respectively.
POLITICAL CAREER
She was elected as the National Democratic Congress candidate for the Jomoro Constituency in August 2019 where She obtained 1,324 votes representing 87.4% whilst the other two candidates Akatia Kwaidoo, Nda Blay Armah polled 188 representing 12.4%, 4 representing 0.2% respectively in their Primaries.
Affo-Toffey won the 2020 parliamentary elections for Jomoro Constituency after polling 24,356 votes representing 55.5% against the incumbent member of parliament Paul Essien of the New Patriotic Party who had 19,889 votes representing 44.95%.
She is one of the 40 women and the only one from the Western Region that’s representing their respective constituencies in the 8th Parliament from 7th January 2021 to 7th January 20204.
PERSONAL LIFE
She is married to Joseph Lawrence Ashun and has two daughters: Francine Koffi, a musician in Ghana known in Showbiz as Fantana) and Lynelle Koffi (a Medical doctor in the United States.
SPORTS
Dorcas Affo Toffey is the current owner of Proud United F.C. a Division One League league club in Ghana. In March 2021, Affo Toffey entered into an agreement with Jojo Duncan to acquire 100% ownership of the National Division One League outfit.
By: Samuel Enyan- Riquelme
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