Association of African Tax Institutes in June 2011. Countries represented at the founding of AATI included South Africa, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, The Gambia, Côte d'Ivoire, Libya and Kenya. Sunday Jegede, president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) was elected inaugural President. Two vice-presidents were elected, one from Ghana and one from South Africa. Representatives from Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire are respectively Honorary Treasurer and Secretary. Sunday Jegede said the AATI would help bridge the gap between the tax system and professionals in member countries, and would encourage all African countries to establish professional bodies. These would ensure that tax practice
Freemasonry in Ghana District Grand Lodge came together to form the unified grand lodge. Like its Ghanaian counterpart, the District Grand Lodge of Nigeria, English Constitution, declined to join the new partnership. As such, none of 33 English Constitution lodges became members of the Grand Lodge of Nigeria and are still under the UGLE. The remaining 14 lodges under the Scottish tradition are still members of the District Grand Lodge, Scottish Constitution. Prominent Freemasons in Ghana include: Freemasonry in Ghana Freemasonry in Ghana has existed in one form or the other since the early nineteenth century when the first Masonic lodge was consecrated.