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Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte
Reginald Niibi Ayi-Bonte is a Ghanaian politician and a former Member of Parliament of the Odododiodoo constituency. He was elected as MP during the 2000 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Politics Ayi-Bonte spent four years in parliament from 2001 to 2004. In 2001, he secured the NPP's nomination to be a parliamentary candidate. In the parliamentary election, he polled 28,270 votes out of the 55,050 valid votes cast representing 51.40% and entered parliament. In 2004, he was nominated again at party primaries after beating competition from two others. He lost the seat to Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah during the 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. In 2005, on the death of Mankattah, he sought for his party support to contest the Bye-election, but was unsuccessful as Asafoatse Sidney Mankattah was selected by the NPP. In 2007 and 2011, he was again unsuccessful at the party's primaries losing out to Mohammed Adjei Sowah and Victor Okaikoi respectively. He was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general and consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners. Africa The Congo In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the prefix 'Honourable' or 'Hon.' is used for members of both chambers of the Parliament of the Democratic Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odododiodoo (Ghana Parliament Constituency)
Odododiodio is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. At the by-election held on the 30 August 2005, Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey (NDC) won with a majority of 8,377 to replace Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah also of the NDC who had died earlier. Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah died during his term in parliament Boundaries The seat is located entirely within the Accra Metropolitan Area in turn within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Members of Parliament Elections See also * List of Ghana Parliament constituencies * Parliamentary constituencies in the Greater Accra Region A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nii Okaija Adamafio
Nii Okaidja Adamafio is a Ghanaian politician. He was the Minister of the Interior in the Rawlings government from 1997 to 2001. He was the first Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2001 in the Odododiodoo constituency. Early life and education Adamafio is a Ghanaian and was born in Accra, Ghana. He attended La Bone Secondary School, and graduated in 1964. Politics Adamafio served as Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo constituency in the Greater Accra region of Ghana for two paliamantary sittings. He stood for the position of a Member of Parliament for the Odododiodoo constituency in the year 1992 and won. He again contested and won in the 1996 Ghanaian general elections, on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress with a total valid votes of 29,142 representing 35.40%. This was against his opponents; S.A. Odoi Sykes of the New Patriotic Party who polled 27,097 votes which represented 32.90% of the total valid votes, Samuel Agoe Lantei Lamptey of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah
Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah was a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament for the Odododiodio constituency. He was first elected MP during the 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary election after the NDC Parliamentary candidate, Nii Lante Vanderpuije stepped down after a controversy about election registration. The constituency seat became vacant after his death in 2005. Political career Mankattah spent about six months in parliament from Jan to July, 2005. In 2004, he defeated the incumbent New Patriotic Party MP, Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte. Elections In 2004, he contested for the Odododiodio parliamentary seat once more. He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. His constituency was a part of the 11 parliamentary seats out of 27 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Greater Accra Region. The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. He was elected with 35, 634 votes out of 67, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and the larger Greater Accra Region, , had a population of 5,455,692 inhabitants. In common usage, the name "Accra" often refers to the territory of the Accra Metropolitan District as it existed before 2008, when it covered .Sum of the land areas of Accra Metropolitan District, Ablekuma Central Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso Central Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Korle Klottey Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, La Dadekotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, and Okaikoi North Municipal District, as per the 2021 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanaian
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina Faso in Burkina Faso–Ghana border, the north, and Togo in Ghana–Togo border, the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Patriotic Party
, logo = , colorcode = #132f7a , founder = , founded = 28 July 1992 , dissolved = , leader = Nana Akufo-Addo , chairman = Stephen Ayensu Ntim Stephen Ntim elected NPP National Chairman on fifth attempt http://www.gna.org.gh/1.21526729. ''Ghana News Agency'', 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022 , general_secretary = Justin Frimpong-Kodua , spokesperson = , ideology = Liberal conservatismConservatismLiberalism , position = Centre-right , slogan = Development in Freedom , headquarters = Accra , regional = Democrat Union of Africa , international = International Democrat Union , student_wing = TESCON , youth_wing = NPP Youth Wing , newspaper = , merged = , predecessor = UGCC, United Party(UP), Progress Party , wing1_title = Muslim wing , wing1 = Nasara , wing2_title = Women's Wing , wing2 = NPP Women's Wing , membership_year = , membership = , religion = , colors = Red, White, Blue , seats1_title = Parliament , seats1 = , seats2_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Adjei Sowah
Mohammed Adjei Sowah is the former mayor of Accra, Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ... whose tenure ended in 2022. His appointment was confirmed on 24 March 2017 when he received 100% of the 109 votes cast in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. His major priority is to improve the sanitation of Accra,- especially in relation to waste collection and disposal and sanitation infrastructure, such as landfills. To do this he has supported the polluter pays system, transfer stations to aid in waste collection, and the Accra Beautification Project, which aims to improve the public open areas of the city. References Living people Mayors of Accra Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Okaikoi
Victor Nii Kutey Okaikoi (born 1950) is a Ghanaian former army captain and New Patriotic Party politician. He was a candidate for the Odododiodoo constituency of the Accra Metropolis District in the 2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election. Military career Okaikoi first came to public attention as a member of the Pre-Trial Investigative Team (PIT), the main investigative organ of the Jerry Rawlings-led Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) in 1979. This investigative organ allegedly carried out acts of torture against former military, government officials and business owners as part of the AFRC's "housecleaning" exercise. None of these allegations were investigated. Colonel Kofi Abaka Jackson, a witness who appeared before Ghana's National Reconciliation Commission in 2003, testified that when he appeared before the PIT "Captain Okaikoi mounted the table and used a needle to punch holes in his chest, but he did not bleed. Okaikoi then asked him why he was not bleeding and fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accra Metropolitan Assembly
Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is the political and administrative authority for the city of Accra. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has a general assembly which is constituted by about 102 members: two-thirds are elected representatives and one-third are government appointees. The Assembly has ten sub-metropolitan district councils which are subordinate to the general assembly. They perform functions assigned to them by the instrument that sets up the Assembly or delegated to them by the general assembly. The Departments in the Administration Setup of AMA The president of Ghana nominates a person for the office of the Mayor of Accra The following is a list of mayors of Accra, Ghana. * E.C. Quaye (1958–1962) * Benjamin N. O. Addison (1963 - ?) * G.W. Amarteifio (1970-1972) * S.J.A Mark Okai * A.K. Konuah * Nat Ashalley-Anthony (1979–1981) * Triumvirate ( Enoch T. ..., also known as the Metropolitan Chief Executive. Then the nominee must be approved by at leas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
