 From 1945 to 1953, he had his basic education at Cape Coast Government Boys School (now the Philip Quaque Boys School), founded c. 1766 by Philip Quaque, the first African to be ordained an Anglican vicar.His secondary education was at Adisadel College between 1954 and 1960.In 1961 he gained admission to the University of Ghana, Legon, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964.