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A practical business foundation
She established and managed a retail store and a fast-food venture, developing her experience in commercial enterprise.
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A life shaped
Nana Ekua Abookye VI / A personal portrait
A life shaped
by family,
learning & care.
From childhood in Cape Coast and Sekondi to enterprise in Ghana and healthcare work in the United States, discover the story behind the Queen Mother’s office.
Begin her journey
- Born
- Birthplace
- Sekondi, Western Region, Ghana
- Birth name
- Felicia Abena Annan
01 / Early life
Family roots.
A place of belonging.
Her childhood connects Sekondi with the ancestral home of the Abookye House in Cape Coast.
Born in Sekondi on 26 December 1972, Felicia Abena Annan is the daughter of Mr. Emmanuel Odame Annan and Madam Roseline Mama Mends of the royal Abookye House. She is the second child in her family and the firstborn daughter.
Her maternal family includes her grandmother, Maame Esi Akyere, and her great-grandmother, Mama Panyin, who served as an Acting Paramount Queen Mother of Oguaa. She is also the niece of Nana Ekua Abookye V, her predecessor on the stool.
She began her schooling in Ntoto, Cape Coast, close to the family’s ancestral home. After her early primary years, she moved to Sekondi to join her mother, who was running a family business.
02 / Education & training
Learning across
two coastal cities.
Her education began in Cape Coast and continued in Sekondi, followed by secondary schooling and catering training in the Western Region.
Cape Coast
Ntoto beginnings
Kindergarten in Ntoto and early primary schooling in Cape Coast.
Sekondi
St. Peter’s Anglican Primary School
Primary education continued after she joined her mother in Sekondi.
Sekondi
St. Ann’s Anglican Middle School
She completed her basic education at St. Ann’s.
Western Region
Ahantaman Secondary School
She gained admission to Ahantaman for her secondary education.
Vocational learning / Sekondi-Takoradi
Queen’s Craft Catering Institute
She also trained in catering at Queen’s Craft, adding practical skills to her education.
03 / Professional background
Enterprise.
Administration.
Care.
Her working life spans business, administrative service and a nursing assistant background in the United States.
Takoradi / Administration
Service at P&T
She worked in an administrative capacity in the Secretariat of the Posts and Telecommunications (P&T) Corporation in Takoradi.
Maryland, USA / Healthcare
A background in caring
After relocating to the United States, she qualified and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Maryland.
04 / Family life
A mother.
A family.
A continuing story.
She is married to Mr. John Rhule Prempeh Sencherey and is known in private life as Mrs. Felicia Abena Prempeh Sencherey.
Together, they have four daughters.
Frances Leonara
Prempeh Sencherey
Alice Hectoria
Prempeh Sencherey
Jonita Josephina
Prempeh Sencherey
Albee Carlis
Prempeh Sencherey
At a glance
The personal
record.
This biography draws on the 2021 Oguaa historical account and the 2022 outdooring report. Career details describe her background.
- Private name
- Felicia Abena Annan; Mrs. Felicia Abena Prempeh Sencherey
- Date & place of birth
- 26 December 1972 · Sekondi, Western Region, Ghana
- Parents
- Mr. Emmanuel Odame Annan & Madam Roseline Mama Mends
- Primary & middle education
- St. Peter’s Anglican Primary School; St. Ann’s Anglican Middle School, Sekondi
- Secondary & vocational education
- Ahantaman Secondary School; Queen’s Craft Catering Institute
- Professional background
- Retail and food enterprise; P&T Secretariat, Takoradi; Certified Nursing Assistant, Maryland, USA
- Spouse
- Mr. John Rhule Prempeh Sencherey
- Children
- Four daughters: Frances Leonara, Alice Hectoria, Jonita Josephina and Albee Carlis Prempeh Sencherey
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