KEY FACTS ABOUT MR E. G. K. BINEY
Name:
Emmanuel Godwyle Biney ( Kofi Eduah)
Date of birth:20th November 1925
Died: 20th May 2002
Cause of death: a prolonged sickness (6 years)
Age : 76 years
Wife: Mrs Mary Ida Biney
Children (5) Alan, David, Evelyn, Juliana, Oscar
No. of Grand children: 10
Father & Mother: Mr Charles Augustus Biney & Mrs Victoria Biney
Religion: Methodist
Education:
Methodist Elementary School - Cape Coast (primary education)
Mfanstipim School - Cape Coast (secondary education) University of Manchester
- Manchester (B A Hons English & Music)
Manchester Royal College of Music - Manchester (Diploma in music)
London Universty - London (Post Graduate Diploma in Education)
Positions held
Teacher: Ealing Grammer School - London (1950)
Teacher: Mfanstipim School - Cape Coast (1950 - 1952) Teacher and Headmaster:
Aggrey Mem A M E Zion Sec Sch - Cape Coast (1952 - 1974)
Director Ghana Education Service: Western Region (1974 - 1976) Greater Accra
Region (1976 - 1983)
Ghana Education Service: Director of Inspectorate Division (1976)
Other positions
President British Council Group (Cape Coast branch) General Secretary of
Mfantsipim School Old Boys Association (MOBA)
Member of Education Committee of the Christian Council: Member of Central
Regional Committee of the Arts Council of Ghana
Member of Central Regional Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools
Developmental projects he carried out at Aggrey
Main School Block Science Laboratory
The first two storey boys dormitory
Dining hall
Some staff bungalows
Work on girls' dormitory begins
Hobbies: music & the playing of the organ
SPECIAL
FEATURE ON MR EMMANUEL GODWYLE BINEY,
2ND HEADMASTER OF AGGREY MEM A M E ZION SEC. SCH -CAPE COAST
TRIBUTE
TO MR EMMANUEL GODWYLE BINEY
(alias Kofi Biney / Uncle Fifi)
Kofi Biney
is no more! He has left his earthly casket and Like a caged bird that has
been freed Has gone back to his maker and source His life was gentle and the
elements so mirrored in him that Nature might stand up and say; this was a
man
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What sort
of a man was Emmanuel Godwyle Kofi Biney? In appearance he was handsome, of
average height always neat and well-groomed. He was fluent of speech, soft-spoken,
gentle and well mannered, in short a gentleman to his finger tips. He was
a highly principled person with a quiet stubbornness, which supported his
convictions. Born into a Christian family, he remained close to his Church,
the Methodist Church. (biography)
You were a husband in the true sense. A loving companion, a good help mate
and most of all the head of my entire family. You embraced all those related
to me and not only by blood. (wife)
Daddy was a beloved Headmaster and a great Administrator. He was a father
to every student, and that was what he loved most - taking care of everybody.
In spite of his busy schedule, he still made sure he gave us the best attention
that every child deserved and desired. (children)
Kofi Biney, your trail of good works in education will forever remain exemplary
and worthy of emulation; and for your contribution, the Ghana Education Service
and the Ministry of education on behalf of the Government and people of Ghana,
salute you. (ghana education service)
A simple man as his name Kofi Biney depicts, he was soft spoken and never
raised his voice with anyone. A gentleman par excellence who spoke in measured
tone and careful choice of words, very mindful not to hurt one's sensibilities.
His dress sense was impeccable as he was always very neatly dressed in the
right colou5r combination, most of the time, in short sleeve shirt tucked
into a pair of well pressed trousers. Conscientiously, Kofi was setting the
right example for his students to emulate. Kofi's great achievements lay in
his ability to attain targets he set for himself. Indeed a very advanced stage
of what is to-day Aggrey Memorial A M E Zion Sec Sch was built through Kofi's
determined and tireless effort. (amosa)
One thousand two hundred students and forty-one students (1,241) students
passed through the school during his headship. These past students are always
quick to proclaim that they owe their public standing to the fatherly care
and direction of Mr Kofi Biney. Aggrey Memorial A M E Zion Sec Sch is 62 years
old and has had five headmasters during the period. It is worthy to note that
the late Kofi Biney alone occupied twenty-two (22) years of the period. During
his headship he turned the fortunes of the school around, academically and
otherwise, and by the time of his leaving in 1974 he had led it to the door
of success. Through his untiring efforts, dedication and zeal, the school
grew from strength to strength, and obtained physical structures that provided
conducive academic work. (the school)
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We think of parting- let us think of meeting, We think of going away - let
us think of arriving, And as the voice of death whispers You must go from
Earth Let us hear the voice of Christ saying You are but coming to me
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May His Soul Rest In Perfect Peace