From Dreaming of a Skyrocketing Tower Office Like Stanbic Heights to Tilling Maize Fields in the North: Ibn Yameen’s Journey of Purpose

Once the Constituency Treasurer of the NDC for the Kumbungu Constituency, and now the Managing Director of The Executive Farmer Company Ltd, Ibn Yameen, a prominent member of the ruling NDC has offered a rare glimpse into his personal journey under the current Mahama-led administration. Though his party has reclaimed power, Yameen candidly admits that his long-held aspirations for a plush government appointment remain unfulfilled.

In a heartfelt and widely circulated Facebook post, Yameen reflected on how his dreams of political prestige have transformed into something deeper and arguably more impactful, a full embrace of his roots as a farmer.

“Back when my party was in opposition, I had this polished dream,” he wrote. “Me in an Italian suit, sitting in a sleek office like those at Stanbic Heights in Accra, with a powerful title, weekend board meetings… no stress, no sweat.”

But destiny, qadar, as he refers to it in Islamic belief, had different plans.

“Instead of ending up at Stanbic Heights,” he quipped, “I didn’t even land in Tuffour Jiranbisa.”

Today, Yameen finds himself in the sun-soaked fields of maize, far from air-conditioned offices and leather chairs. Sweat trickles down his face through photochromic lenses as he toils on the land, with no fancy water dispensers in sight.

And yet, he says, he is more fulfilled than ever.

“Alhamdulillah, where Allah places me is even more fulfilling than all the boardroom dreams I once had,” he wrote. “I’ve come to learn that greatness isn’t always about glass offices or fancy titles. It’s built in silence, through sacrifice, through showing up when no one’s watching.”

Though his path has diverged from the conventional political track, it is not one of resignation or defeat. Yameen was born into a farming family and has long been known, even during the NDC’s years in opposition, as a passionate and successful commercial farmer. His shift into full-time agribusiness is not a consolation prize, it’s a conscious return to purpose.

In his post, he encouraged fellow party faithfuls who may feel overlooked in the new administration to remain hopeful. Citing the Dagbanli proverb Nyabu bi yoona, “destiny does not run late,” he emphasized that everyone’s path unfolds at its own pace.

“Even without a title, you can still make impact,” he said. “You may not be appointed yet, but bear in mind that what’s yours won’t miss you.”

He also drew lyrical inspiration from Kawastone’s Tahama, a song that speaks to how success arrives at different hours, “Some in the morning, others in the afternoon, and for a few, in the stillness of midnight.”

Closing his post with pride, Yameen referenced his officially registered business, The Executive Farmer Company Ltd. But it wasn’t a marketing plug, it was a declaration of identity.

Today, #TheExecutiveFarmer isn’t just a title. It is a testimony that purpose sometimes wears muddy boots, not polished shoes. And impact, he reminds us, is often found far from the spotlight.