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According to US-based vlogger Kevin Taylor, Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson, Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), is set to become Dr. Bawumia’s running mate.
On his X timeline, the US-Ghanaian journalist stated that, barring any last-minute alterations, the academic may be the running partner.
“Barring any last minute changes Rita Akosua Dickson, Vice Chancellor of KNUST is expected to be named running mate of Dr Bawumia,” he said.
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However, reports suggest that this information is unverified, as there has been no formal or informal contact inside the party about a definitive nominee.
It is worth noting that Prof. Akosua Dickson’s term is set to expire next month, with no word on when the renewal process will begin.
The academic is from the Ashanti Region and attended St. Monica’s Secondary School in Asante Mampong. She also belongs to the Amakom branch of a prominent church.
Profile of Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson:
Rita Akosua Dickson is a Ghanaian phytochemist. In September 2018, she was named pro-vice chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, becoming the first woman to hold this position.
She is a board member of both the Pharmacy Council and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana.
On June 25, 2020, KNUST announced her selection as the University’s first woman Vice Chancellor, beginning August 1, 2020, for a four-year term.
She received a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 1994 and an MParm in pharmacognosy from the same institution in 1999. She was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship in 2003 and went on to do a PhD at King’s College London, University of London.
Dickson began working as a lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2000. After finishing additional courses in the United Kingdom, she returned to Ghana in 2007 and continued teaching at the same university.
In 2009, she was appointed to senior lecturer, followed by associate professor in 2014. She was previously the dean of the faculty of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences before being appointed pro-vice-chancellor in 2018.
As a phytochemist, she specializes in the use of bioactive natural ingredients to treat communicable and noncommunicable disorders.
