Dr. Joseph Kwaku Asamoah, former Finance Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) and Law Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has been appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana.
The appointment was announced on 12 October 2026. It fills one of the vacancies created by recent changes in the Commission’s leadership. Dr. Bossman Asare, the Deputy Chairperson in charge of Corporate Affairs, resigned with effect from 31 July 2026 to return to academia at the University of Ghana. Samuel Tettey, the Deputy Chairperson responsible for Operations, retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age.
Professional background
Dr. Asamoah brings more than 17 years of experience in public service, legal practice, academia, and electoral administration. At the EC, he previously served as:
Director of Finance
Director of the Training Centre
Head of Audit
He played active roles in the management of the 2012 and 2016 general elections, the 2010 and 2015 district-level elections, and the 2019 referendum on the creation of six new regions. His responsibilities included overseeing electoral operations, managing substantial budgets, strengthening financial control systems, and designing training programmes for election officials.
He also served as an instructor for the Association of African Election Administrators. During the 2016 general elections, when the Electronic Results Transmission System failed, he developed an alternative Election Results Management System that was used for the official declaration of the presidential results. The system was widely noted for its efficiency and transparency.
Qualifications and expertise
Dr. Asamoah is a lawyer, Chartered Accountant, and Certified Economist. He practises as a barrister and solicitor with Asante-Krobea & Associates (AKA Legal). He is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana), and the Institute of Certified Economists (Ghana).
He currently lectures in law at KNUST and Wisconsin International University College, and serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC). At KAIPTC, he was the sole course consultant for the Master of Arts programme in Electoral Policy and Security and facilitates the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission Course.
He holds a PhD in Political Economy and Diplomacy (with research focused on electoral administration and conflict resolution in Africa, comparing Ghana and Kenya), an LLM in Commercial and Corporate Law, a master’s degree in Accounting and Finance, an LLB, and a first-class BSc in Accounting. He is currently pursuing a second PhD at the University of Ghana Faculty of Law.
His multidisciplinary background in law, finance, and electoral governance is expected to strengthen the Commission’s institutional capacity and public confidence in Ghana’s electoral processes.
Story by : Emmanuel Nettey
