Barima Acheampong
Sarpong II
Chief of Asante Asamang · Procurement Expert · Author · Faith Leader
A royal, a revolutionary,
and a reconciler of spheres
Barima Acheampong Sarpong II — known privately as Ebenezer Acheampong — is a man of sovereign breadth: a chief by ancestral right, a scholar by disciplined formation, a builder by restless conviction, and a servant by deepest calling.
Born on 18th August 1976 in Kumasi, Ghana, he was educated at Opoku Ware School in Kumasi before proceeding to the University of Cape Coast, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture. His pursuit of academic excellence took him to Germany, where he completed a Master of Science in Socio-Economic of Rural Development at the prestigious University of Göttingen.
This combination — rooted local formation and rigorous international scholarship — defined the architecture of a career that would span national ministries, the United Nations, and the boardrooms of enterprise. He returned to Ghana not merely with qualifications, but with a framework for transforming systems.
As a high-calibre procurement expert with over 15 years of specialised experience, he has overseen multi-million-dollar portfolios for World Bank and donor-funded agricultural infrastructure — including a US$90M+ portfolio under the Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project. He has served the Ministry of Food and Agriculture twice as Head of Procurement, once as World Bank Procurement Consultant, and also as Procurement Specialist for the United Nations World Food Programme.
Today he is a board chairman across five enterprises, a national church leader serving over one million members globally, and the ruling Chief of Asante Asamang in the Ashanti Kingdom. At fifty, he has authored fifty books. A man prepared — across every decade — for every office he now holds.
Chief of Asante Asamang · Ashanti Kingdom · Ghana
Born 18 August 1976 · Kumasi
A career of consequence
Secondary education at the storied Opoku Ware School in Kumasi, followed by a B.Sc. in General Agriculture at the University of Cape Coast — laying the intellectual and scientific foundation for a career in food systems and rural development.
Postgraduate formation in Germany sharpened his analytical lens on the systems that determine whether nations flourish or falter. His M.Sc. thesis examined the competitiveness of cotton production in West Africa — the intersection of policy, markets, and rural livelihoods that would define his career.
Thesis: Cotton Competitiveness in West Africa · Domestic & International PolicyManaged procurement planning and execution for multiple African Development Bank-funded projects — supervising competitive tendering processes and contract administration for rural infrastructure development across Ghana.
Funder: African Development BankProvided technical advisory for the procurement of food and non-food items (NFI). Led international negotiations and managed high-volume supplier contracts — where procurement decisions carried the weight of humanitarian outcomes.
United Nations · WFPFirst tenure as Head of Procurement — supervising all procurement activities in strict accordance with the Public Procurement Act (Act 663). Oversaw contract execution and delivery for essential agricultural services and goods across the national ministry.
Public Procurement Act 663Ensured 100% compliance with World Bank Procurement Guidelines across a diverse project portfolio. Developed and monitored procurement plans, safeguarded project assets, and trained staff on donor requirements — including management of the landmark Kpong and Tono Irrigation Scheme projects.
World Bank · Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP)Second and senior tenure as Head of Procurement. Led the digital transformation and automation of the Ministry's procurement systems — significantly increasing transparency and efficiency. Implemented comprehensive capacity-building programmes and directed national-level procurement policy.
Key Achievement: Procurement Digitalisation & AutomationArchitect of corporate procurement strategy and contract management frameworks. Manages complex supplier negotiations, regulatory compliance audits, and high-value contracts. As Board Chairman, provides strategic oversight to the company's direction and governance.
Leading strategic agribusiness growth and high-level partnership development. Directs project development and farm productivity optimisation — bringing the full weight of his agricultural education and procurement expertise to bear on Ghana's food production future.
Enstooled as Chief of Asante Asamang in 2024 — a chieftaincy within one of West Africa's most historically significant kingdoms. He governs with a futurist's vision anchored in traditional stewardship, launching community initiatives that advance food sovereignty, sustainable development, and the cultural continuity of his people.
Enstooled 2024 · Asante Asamang Traditional AreaA US$90M+ portfolio of national consequence
As Procurement Specialist and Consultant under the Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP), he managed end-to-end procurement for some of Ghana's most significant irrigation infrastructure — funded by the World Bank and executed through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
End-to-end procurement management including tendering, evaluation, and contract management for civil works, goods, and services. Served as primary liaison between the Ministry and the World Bank for procurement reviews, audits, and no-objection requests.
Led procurement for rehabilitation works including design, supervision, and construction contracts. Managed high-value contracts and oversaw performance compliance, timely delivery, and adherence to financial protocols.
Supervised procurement planning ensuring adherence to World Bank procurement frameworks. Managed competitive bidding for major irrigation works and goods, achieving timely contract awards through efficient evaluation and negotiation.
Coordinated procurement for design and supervision contracts — chaired evaluation committees, managed international competitive bidding (ICB), and ensured all procurement was aligned with project objectives and donor requirements.
Managed procurement processes for design and supervision consultancy contracts — overseeing tender evaluations, contract negotiations, and compliance with World Bank procurement procedures for multiple irrigation schemes.
Managed procurement planning and execution for multiple African Development Bank-funded projects. Supervised competitive tendering and contract administration for rural infrastructure development across Ghana's agricultural sector.
Chief of
Asante Asamang
In the Akan tradition, a chief does not merely govern — he embodies. He is the living link between the ancestors whose wisdom built the community and the descendants who will inherit it. The stool upon which a chief is installed is not merely a seat; it is the concentrated spiritual essence of the people, their land, and their history.
When Barima Acheampong Sarpong II was enstooled in 2024, a community placed its full confidence in a man whose entire life had prepared him for this singular moment. Every procurement decision that moved national resources, every system of governance he digitised, every man he mentored through PEMEM — all preparation for this charge.
“A true leader has served before he ruled —
and rules as though he is still serving.”
From many worlds, one message
Crowned in one of Africa's most revered kingdoms, Barima governs with a blend of traditional stewardship and innovative strategy — launching initiatives that advance food sovereignty and sustainable development within his traditional area.
Board Chairman of Pathos AiB, Pathos Agro, Biazo Realtors, Troucel Limited, and Zeotech Ghana. Board Member of Arima Farms. His ventures span agriculture, environmental technology, and real estate — all founded on ethics and community impact.
A high-calibre procurement expert with a US$90M+ World Bank portfolio. He has implemented systems for the UN World Food Programme, the World Bank, and the African Development Bank — and digitised national procurement systems for Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
An Elder in the Church of Pentecost and Deputy Director of PEMEM Ghana — the Pentecost Men's Ministry with over one million members globally. Also a Board Member of PENTSOS and the COP Chairman Education Foundation, shaping men and institutions for Kingdom-centred impact.
Governance across five enterprises
50 Kingdom Driven
Books
At fifty years, Barima does not merely reflect — he distills. Each book in this unprecedented series emerges from lived experience, not theoretical abstraction. Fifty volumes. Fifty domains. Fifty years of wisdom pressed into service for a world in need of foundations that last.
His first publication, The Successful Student — What Every Student Must Know (2010), revealed the heart of a man who understood that wisdom withheld is wisdom wasted. The Kingdom Driven series is that conviction multiplied fifty-fold.
“This is more than a book series. It is a life's work offered to the nations — 50 years of wisdom for 50 spheres of influence. It is Kingdom Driven.”
These volumes are offered not as theory, but as testimony — not as concepts, but as a life's work delivered to the nations. A jubilee offering. A generational toolkit. A prophetic roadmap for those called to lead, build, and transform.
The Successful Student
2010 · First Publication
Kingdom Driven Governance
The Agribusiness Leader
Innovation & Eternal Values
Family · Legacy · Parenting
Cultural Reformation
Prayer & Spiritual Authority
Kingdom Economics
Men of Influence
Food Sovereignty
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“He is a leader who understands both global systems and grassroots reality — an entrepreneur anchored in spiritual discipline, a technologist who honours heritage, a visionary who measures success by lasting impact.”
A man of many robes
Each attire tells a story — the kente of a chief, the smock of a pan-Africanist, the suit of a statesman, the ntoma of quiet authority.
The foundations
that last
He embodies the integration these books proclaim — tradition and modernity, spiritual authority and civic responsibility, local rootedness and global competence. He does not advocate for these integrations theoretically. He is their proof.
Every principle in the Kingdom Driven series has been stress-tested by reality — by procurement decisions affecting US$90M+ in World Bank projects, by enterprises built from conviction, by men mentored toward their own greatness.
From the AfDB-funded projects of 2006 through the World Bank irrigation schemes and now Arima Farms, he has made the question of how Ghana feeds itself a lifelong preoccupation. His M.Sc. thesis on cotton competitiveness in West Africa was only the beginning.
As Chief of Asante Asamang, he holds in trust the living memory of his people — their covenants, their cultural forms, their ways of being in the world. His governance is simultaneously an act of remembrance and renewal.
Through PEMEM Ghana and the Church of Pentecost, he has invested in the most renewable resource: the moral formation of men. Over one million members. A generation being equipped to lead, build, and bless in every sphere of society.
Fifty books at fifty years — not a monument to himself, but a toolkit for others. The gesture of a man who has concluded that the highest use of a full life is to make it available, generously and without reservation, to the generations that follow.