Mr. Patrick Poku Asante
Vice President
Adinkrahene — leadership and the seat of authority
Mr. Patrick Poku Asante is an award-winning Ghanaian fashion entrepreneur, Creative Director and costume designer, and the founder of Eccentric Clothing, established in February 2003. He serves as Vice President and Board Member of the West African Fashion Council.
Through Eccentric Clothing he employs twenty-three Ghanaian artisans at his atelier in East Airport, Accra, specialising in haute couture, costume design and ready-to-wear. Over more than two decades he has represented Ghana at major fashion events across Africa and Europe, showing in twelve countries, from Lagos, Abidjan, Dakar and Ouagadougou to Malabo, Niamey, Morocco and Paris Fashion Week.
As a costume designer he won Best Costume Designer at the Golden Movie Awards Africa for the film Silver Rain, and earned a nomination at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards. He designed evening wear collections for Miss Ghana and Miss World contestants between 2004 and 2011, and served as costume designer for The Song of the Pharaoh with Abibigromma and the National Theatre of Ghana. He was named Best Ghanaian Fashion Designer in 2008.
He holds a Diploma in Fashion from Accra Technical University.
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Mrs. Awurabena Okrah
President
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Mrs. Charity Zuta Aflakpui
Presidential Aide & Board Secretary
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Mr. Daniel Morrison
Organiser
Daniel Morrison is a distinguished Ghanaian fashion entrepreneur, educator and industry leader dedicated to advancing fashion education, entrepreneurship and professional development across Africa. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Morrez Fashion Academy (MOFACA), one of Ghana's well-known institutions for fashion design and technology training, where he has trained and mentored aspiring designers and entrepreneurs.
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