Joshua Kyeremeh (died 18 January 2021) was a

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politician and administrator and security expert. He was a member of the

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and was National security coordinator for the

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Education and career

A product of the KNUST, and a former director of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), formerly known as the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI). He worked there for 22 years and has been at command levels in the Northern,

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, Ashanti and Upper East. He was also the head of the Investigations Unit of the BNI and rose to the deputy director and later the director of BNI from 2005 to 2009. After the December elections, he was part of the transition team.

Political life

In January, 2017 he was appointed the National security coordinator at the

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by President Nana Akuffo-Addo.

Death

He died on Monday, 18 January 2021 at the Ga East Municipal Hospital. He died from

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References

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