Jacob Osei Yeboah (JOY), the only Independent presidential aspirant cleared by the Electoral Commission (EC) to contest this year`s presidential elections says he would be tactical in his campaigning in order to wrestle the presidency from both the NDC and NPP.
Joy 2012, as he is affectionately called would go down in history as the only person to have contested the Presidency in two successive elections under the 4th republican dispensation.
In an exclusive interview yesterday, Joy 2012 said “I was diligent and tactical in filing my nomination forms and in similar vein, I would employ the same strategy and other high- standard approaches to ascend the throne”.
He continued: “The residency is not for me to lose looking at how the nation has been let down badly by the political establishments”.
Jacob Osei Yeboah is multi-talented with creative solutions to challenges. He is an Engineer, Entrepreneur, Strategist, Philanthropist, Social Thinker and a transformational leader.
Jacob has had 20 years’ experience of introducing new technologies that creatively improves systems in terms of Energy Conservation, ICT, Database, Process Control and Instrumentation, especially within the Mining Industry in West Africa.
From 2006, Jacob’s entrepreneurial acumen was honed fully when he founded his own businesses: including VitalSource Ltd – a procurement and Logistics Company set up in 2006 to provide consulting services for engineering, oil contamination and filtration, logistics and supply chain management for companies in the mining and oil sectors in W/Africa.
VSL in partnership with Bottcher Hydraulics GmbH, a German company which designs tailored hydraulic systems, consulting and training for mining companies in Africa.
In recent times, he has founded new companies such as HSH Global Ghana Ltd - A vision borne out of his being passionate about how Africa countries could be transformed into a modern state. His project research in 1994 on energy conservation in halls of residence at KNUST led to the recommendation of how energy could be saved in Ghana if Compact Florescence were to replace incandescent bulbs. The government of Ghana in 2007 undertook this project and saved about 124MW of power nationwide.
Following the successful collaboration with the Energy Commission on the “switch off your fridge” campaign during the 2014 World Cup, Jacob led a team of Engineers from America and Ghana in 2014, through concept to develop Synchronised Energy Conservation device for Fridges/Freezers dubbed VITASAFE, with smart grid technology options for countries in Africa.
Jacob is also a man of faith. He is currently a Lay Preacher of the Methodist Church- Ghana. In 2009, he was given an award by the Lay Movement of the Methodist Church Ghana during the Laity’s 60th Anniversary for his sterling leadership to the Youth. JOY’s ultimate recognition for his transformational leadership, Critical thinking and Entrepreneurial acumen was in August 2015 when he was appointed a Governing Council Member of Eastern Polytechnic, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
He believes Africa’s potential can be unlocked for the rest of the world through technology with leadership and character. He has a record of almost always being the first youngest to occupy several leadership positions wherever he finds himself. His leadership acumen is demonstrated by deep insights and a consciousness with which he effectively utilizes and optimizes available resources.
A forth night ago, the EC disqualified about twelve Presidential aspirants on various grounds of breach of laws and mistakes in filing their nomination forms and it came as a surprise to many Political pundits that JOY2012 as an independent candidates could sail through.
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