The Bank of Ghana (BoG) undertook extensive consultations with the family of the late Madam Theodosia Okoh before using her portrait, according to information on the process behind the selection of her image.
The consultations involved members of her family, who also provided photographs of her from her younger years to support the process.
The engagement was aimed at ensuring that the use of her portrait reflected the wishes and input of her family.
According to him, because the BoG was in a huury to remove the pictures of the Big Six from the legal tender hence enbrassment.
The BoG response was reaction the claims by the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin that the family members of the late Theodosia Okoh were not consulted hence the embrassment the central bank suffered by using a different picture instead of the late Theodosia Okoh
Madam Theodosia Okoh is remembered for her contribution to Ghana’s national identity, particularly as the designer of the country’s national flag.
