{"id":394958,"date":"2018-01-25T07:28:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T07:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=394958"},"modified":"2018-01-29T10:45:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T10:45:18","slug":"okyeame-kwame-unveiled-as-ambassador-for-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/okyeame-kwame-unveiled-as-ambassador-for-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Okyeame Kwame unveiled as ambassador for climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ghanaian musician, Kwame Nsiah-Apau was popularly known as Okyeame Kwame has been appointed as an ambassador for the Dedicated Grand Mechanism (DGM) campaign on climate change.<\/p>\n
The announcement was made at Solidaridad office at East Legon on 24th<\/sup>\u00a0January, 2018.<\/p>\n In becoming the ambassador for the climate change initiative, Kwame will help drum home the impact of the climate change. \u00a0He will also be very instrumental in using his art work to project the cause.<\/p>\n Mr. Isaac Gyamfi, the Regional Director for Solidaridad West Africa said the choice of Okyeame Kwame was premised on his influence in society and quest to embark on developmental projects.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe sent some of our staff around to ask who within the showbiz space is so serious by way of how he takes his own business and has carved for himself a brand that resonates positively with the people in our society. And we had a lot of critical discussions and we were unanimous that Okyeame Kwame has made a name in the showbiz space and has a clout in terms of respect for him,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cMore so, Okyeame Kwame has already demonstrated a strong support for development and is already engaged in addressing issues like Hepatitis B. He has also been involved in some tree planting exercise,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Okyeame Kwame after being named ambassador for the project, thanked the company for choosing him and promised to use his craft and personality to affect the campaign.<\/p>\n