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Ahafo Ano North (Ghana Parliament Constituency)
Ahafo Ano North is one of the constituency, constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Ahafo Ano North is located in the Ahafo Ano North District, Ahafo Ano North district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Boundaries The seat is located within the Ahafo Ano North District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Members of Parliament Elections See also *List of Ghana Parliament constituencies References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahafo Ano North Parliamentary constituencies in the Ashanti Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahafo Ano North District
Ahafo Ano North Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 as Ahafo Ano North District, which was created from the former Ahafo Ano District Council; until it was elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Ahafo Ano North Municipal District in November 2017 (effectively 15 March 2018). The municipality is located in the western part of Ashanti Region and has Tepa as its capital town. Geography Ahafo Ano North Municipal District is mostly based on rainforests. Economy About 85% of the working population are farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer m ...s and it is one of the most important cocoa growing districts of Ghana. Health The municipal has only one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Democratic Congress (Ghana)
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. Following the formation of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), which ruled Ghana following the military coup d'état on 31 December 1981, there was pressure from the international community to restore democracy. The NDC was formed as the ruling party ahead of elections in 1992, in which Rawlings was elected president, and in 1996 Rawlings was re-elected as the NDC candidate. Rawlings' second term ended in 2001. The NDC lost the presidency in the 2000 election, and it was not until the 2008 election, that they regained it with John Atta Mills as its candidate. They established the 1992 constitution of Ghana The NDC party symbol is an umbrella with the head of a dove at the tip. The party colors are red, white, green, and black, and the party slogan or motto is " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention People's Party
The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC). Nkrumah was the then appointed Secretaty General of the UGCC when he was arrested by the leader of the UGCC and imprisoned for an alleged thought, plans and power against Kwame Nkrumah's leadership. Kwame Nkrumah then formed the Convention People's Party with support of some UGCC members and had a purpose for self governance. Upon Kwame Nkrumah's leadership with the CPP, he orgranized a non violent protest and strike for support of the purpose for self-governance which took him to imprisonment for a second time, but he was released after winning a massive vote by the CPP following the colonies election general election whilst he was in prison. The CPP followers supported Nkrumah's ideas and voted for him massive for power of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's National Convention (Ghana)
The People's National Convention is a political party in Ghana. After constitutional rule was restored back in Ghana in 1992 the party was formed by former President Hilla Limann based on ideals from the People's National Party (Ghana) which he led in the 1979 elections and won. Electoral performance 1992 Elections The PNC has contested all national elections since the inception of the fourth republic apart from the 1992 parliamentary election, which was boycotted along with other opposition parties. 2004 Elections At the elections held on 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition, which won four out of 230 seats. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition, won 1.9% of the vote at the presidential elections. 2008 Elections At the December 2008 elections, the party won two seats in Parliament. For the fourth time in a row, Edward Mahama was the presidential candidate. He received 0.8% of the vote. 2012 Elections Hassan Ayariga was elected in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Ghanaian Parliamentary Election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party was elected President on his third attempt, defeating incumbent President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress. The election results were announced on 9 December 2016 due to a delay of voting in two areas. At 19:51 local time, Mahama called Akufo-Addo to concede defeat. At 20:45, the Electoral Commission declared that Akufo-Addo had defeated Mahama in a single round. It was the first time in Ghana's history that a sitting president had been defeated for reelection. Electoral system The president is elected using the two-round system, whilst the 275 members of Parliament are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Eligible voters must be Ghanaian citiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akwasi Edusei
Akwasi Fobi-Edusei (born 12 September 1986), sometimes listed as Akwasi Fobe-Edusei or simply Akwasi Edusei, is an English former professional footballer. Playing career Born in Camberwell, London, he began his career with Gillingham, where he made 9 appearances in The Football League. He has also played on loan for Welling United and Farnborough. In 2013, he was released by Burgess Hill Town and was signed by Hastings United on a free transfer. On 28 November he joined Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ... but failed to start a match, making 13 substitute appearances, before joining Crawley Down Gatwick in March 2014. References 1986 births Living people Footballers from Camberwell English footballers Association football defenders Gillingham F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Ghanaian Parliamentary Election
General elections were held in Ghana on Friday 7 December 2012 to elect a president and members of Parliament in 275 electoral constituencies. Owing to the breakdown of some biometric verification machines, some voters could not vote, and voting was extended to Saturday 8 December 2012. A run-off was scheduled for 28 December 2012 if no presidential candidate received an absolute majority of 50% plus one vote. Competing for presidency were incumbent president John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), his main challenger Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and six other candidates. Incumbent president John Mahama was declared winner of the presidential contest with 50.7% of the vote, just a few thousand votes over the threshold for avoiding a run-off election. Nana Akufo-Addo received 47.74%. The opposition alleged tampering with results by the Electoral Commission (EC), and filed a petition at the Ghanaian Supreme Court to review the election r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Akuoko Adiyiah
Richard Akuoko Adiyiah (20 February 1955 – 30 September 2022) was a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of parliament of the 5th parliament of the 4th republic. Early life and education Adiyiah was born on 20 February 1955. He hailed from Dwaaho in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. He had his secondary education at Opoku Ware School and also held a master's degree in Public Administration from Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University. He also attended Yale School of Management in New Haven. Career Adiyiah was a Finance Officer. He was the Chief Finance Officer of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). He later served as Financial Controller of GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited. He was appointed chief executive officer of Produce Buying Company. Politics Adiyiah was a member of the New Patriotic Party. In December 2008, he contested the 2008 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2008. Since no candidate rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Ghanaian Parliamentary Election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2008. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election was held on 28 December 2008 between the two candidates who received the most votes, Nana Akufo-Addo of the governing New Patriotic Party and John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress. Mills was certified as the victor by a margin of less than one percent, winning the presidency on his third attempt. It is to date the closest election in Ghanaian history. Background On 21 December 2006, former Vice-President John Atta Mills, who unsuccessfully ran as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate in 2000 and 2004, was overwhelmingly elected by NDC as its candidate for the 2008 presidential election. Former Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo was elected as the 2008 presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) at a party congress on 23 December 2007. Although he fell short of the required 50%, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwame Owusu Frimpong
Kwame Owusu Frimpong is a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of parliament for the Ahafo Ano North constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic. Early life and education Frimpong was born on 10 October 1960. He had his tertiary education at the University of Ghana where he obtained a diploma in Statistics. Career Prior to entering politics, Frimpong was a Revenue Officer. Politics Frimpong is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was a member of parliament for the Ahafo Ano North constituency for two parliamentary terms: the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana, and the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. In his first term, he represented the constituency from 7 January 2001 to 6 January 2005 and for his second term in office, he represented the constituency from 7 January 2005 to 6 January 2009. During his tenure as a member of parliament, he was the chairperson of Ghana-China Parliamentary Friendship Association (GCPFA). Elections In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Ghanaian Parliamentary Election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.Elections in Ghana African Elections Database In the presidential election, of the (NPP) led the field in the first round of voting, taking 48 percent of the vote. Vice President of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baffour Annor
Baffour Annor is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Ahafo Ano North Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.Ghanaian Parliamentary Register (1992–1996) Early life Annor was born in Ahafo Ano in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Politics Annor was first elected into parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections for the Ahafo Ano North Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He polled 12,536 votes out of the 22,519 valid votes cast representing 45.70% over his opponents James Brown Ford Donkor of the New Patriotic Party who polled 9,628 votes representing 35.10% and Kwabena Nketia of the People's National Congress who polled 355 votes representing 1.30%. During the 2000 Ghanaian general election, he was defeated by Kwame Owusu Frimpong of the New Patriotic Party , logo = , colorcode = #132f7a , founder = , founded = 28 July 1992 , diss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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