Afia Pokua


Afia Pokua is a Ghanaian media personality and the Head of Programs at the Despite Media Group, operating Peace FM, Okay FM, Neat FM and Hello FM in Kumasi.

Education

Afia attended Labone Senior High School for her secondary education. She then proceeded to the Ghana Institute of Journalism and the Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration for a bachelor's degree in law.

Career

She is the former editor of Adom FM, a subsidiary of Multimedia Group Limited. In 2013, Afia had attempted to quit Mulitimedia following a misunderstanding she had with the management.
In October 2019, she resigned from the Multimedia Group and joined UTV, a satellite television station owned by the Despite Media Group Currently, Afia Pokuaa is the host of Egyaso Gyaso, a popular news analysis program aired on Okay FM Mondays and Fridays between 7pm and 9:30pm. She also co-hosts UTV's morning show dubbed Adekye Nsroma.

Personal life

In May 2020, Afia Pokua revealed for the first time that she has a son, who is in his teens.

Awards

In August 2019, she was honored as the Media Personality of the Year at the MTN Heroes of Change Season 5 event.
Awarded Radio and Technology Personalities Awards Radio Female Presenter of The Year 2019-2020
In 2019, she won the Excellent in Media Awards - Gold Coast Excellence Awards

Voluntary work

In 2018, she founded the SugarDem Ministry, a gender parity activist group set up to parallel the PepperDem Ministry that advocates for women to uphold stricter relationships with men.