User:Isaac Kwegyir Essel

Isaac Kwegyir Essel is young academician who hails from Ghana. He was born in 1988 and the last born of his mother. He has other names of which he is affectionately called Paakwesi, Orlando, Favoured Isaac. Isaac Kwegyir Essel hails from Mankessim in the Central Region though his parents migrated from the Ashanti Region. He is known to be the son of Mr Isaac Kwegyir Essel popularly called Teacher Essel Proprietor of a renowned school in Mankessim called Sabs Smerbu Memorial JHS. He lived with his elderly father CSOP Prince Essel- Nana Osreko Yamoah Ponko I- Akwamuhene of Mankessim Traditonal Area. He lost his mother at the childhood age of three. Because he was named after his father he was mostly called Essel Junior by his basic school teachers.

Education and Career

He had his basic education in Sabs Smerbu Complex in Mankessim. He proceeded to Swedru Senior High School to read business. In Swedru Senior High School he recited a poem on a speech and prize giving day called THATDAY after which it became his nick name throughout his stay on that land. After successfully completing his senior high school education with good grades he had admission to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to read BSc Business Administration-Accounting option. He completed with a strong second class upper. After his first degree in KNUST he had admission and full scholarship to attend one of the best modern university in UK, Robert Gordon University-(Aberdeen Business School). In the Aberdeen Business School he read MSc Oil and Gas Accounting. He returned to Ghana after his studies in UK to embark on his national service and take up a part-time engagement with the Oil and Gas Institute of the University of Cape Coast where he lectured Oil and Gas Economics and Oil and Gas Accounting at the Masters level. In 2016 he had admission and sponsorship to complete his Doctorate in Queensland University of Technology in Australia. His Doctorate thesis area was to look at Social and Environmental Accounting and Audit in an emerging oil and gas economy in the subsahara region of Africa. He however could not finalize it because of sponsorship issues but hopes to finalize and complete it. He consults for oil and gas academic programmes and projects. Among-st them are short course in oil and gas management and Occupational health and safety management and Petroleum Economics which runs at KNUST. He has experience in oil and gas curriculum development among which include BTech Petroleum Engineering for Takoradi Technical University and MSc Oil and Gas Accounting for KNUST.

Lifestyle

He is calm and reserved by nature but has a great sense of humor. He combines intellect, humor and relaxed lifestyle to achieve result. He had issues with sense of humor in his formative stages as his friends thought he was not serious but his accomplished result proved them wrong. He is a Christian who fellowships Lighthouse Chapel International. He has great acquaintance with Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry. His love for God has been from his senior high school days. Most his folks then called him Pastor. During his days in Scotland he was a fun of most the church members in Lighthouse Chapel International. He is meticulous, analytical and emotional to the issues of life. He is mostly quiet and alone nevertheless he is very friendly and kindhearted to who ever comes his way. He was known to be quick tempered in his childhood days but he mastered control over it as he grew. He used to stutter in his formative years but he gained control over it as he grew. He gets moody and extra quiet at times. When asked he confided its the impact of his motherly loss.

He likes reading and quoting Latin adages among them is cui mutum datum cui mutum expectatum- to whom much is given much is expected. He likes playing and watching football. He likes football games as well. His best book is the Bible which he read daily. Occasionally he goes out meet friends and make new ones. He loves to encourage and motivate people to achieve their aim.