Ishmael Philemon Ackon

Ishmael Philemon Ackon is a Ghanaian gospel singer, songwriter and composer, known as Bro. Philemon. Ackon was born on 15 October 1980 in the suburbs of Kumasi in Manse, in Ghana. Through the support of his parents, Ackon became a Christian and took on the name Brother Philemon. He attended Saint John's Secondary School located in Sekondi, Ghana. After completing the early years of school he graduated from the University of Ghana and the University of Education, Winneba.