I was born in 1973 to Mr. Salifu Bawah, a peasant farmer and Ms. Alimatu Bukari, a trader, in Langbinsi, East Mamprusi District, of the then Northern Region (now part of the North East Region).
I attended the Langbinsi Roman Catholic Primary and Middle Schools from 1979 to 1985. Whilst in Middle School Form Two, I took part in the Common Entrance Examinations in 1985 and passed and subsequently gained admission into Nalerigu Secondary School (NASS) in September 1985. I completed NASS in June 1990 after my Ordinary Level Examinations and proceeded to Navrongo Secondary School (NAVASCO) for my Sixth Form/Advanced Level education. After my Advanced Level Examinations in June 1990, I returned to the Langbinsi Roman Catholic Junior Secondary School to render my National Service.
On completion of my National Service in 1993, I travelled to the United Kingdom to further my education. I graduated from the University of Bedfordshire with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 2011 and immediately followed this up with a Masters in International Commercial Law (LLM) at the same University, and successfully graduated in November, 2012.
I returned to Ghana in January, 2014, and pursued a short course in Constitutional Law and Legal History of Ghana between April, 2014 and June, 2014 at the Ghana School of Law, Accra.
I was appointed as a lecturer in the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), following my application and interview. I then pursued a mandatory Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGDTLHE) at UEW, and again graduated in 2015. In 2019, I was promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer.
In 2022, I gained admission into the Institute of Certified Business Analysts and Consultants and graduated in April 2024 as a Doctoral Fellow of the Institute.
Am currently in the final year of my PhD in law.
