Collins Agyarko Nti (born 25 August 1958) is a
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 the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
politician and a member of the first Parliament of the fourth Republic representing the Asante Akyem North constituency in the
Ashanti region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
.
[Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992–1996]
Early life and education
Collins Agyarko Nti was born on 25 August 1958 at Asante Akyem North in the
Ashanti region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
of
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 ...
. He attended
Kumasi Polytechnic (now
Kumasi Technical University) and obtained his Bachelor of Science after he studied chemistry.
Politics
Collins Agyarko Nti was first elected into parliament on the ticket of the
National Democratic Congress during the 1992 Ghanaian general elections for the
Asante Akim North constituency in the
Ashanti region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
of
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 ...
. He contested again in 1996 and lost to
Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu who polled 63% of the valid votes cast whilst Collins Agyarko polled 27%. He served for one term as a member of parliament for the Asante Akim North Constituency.
Career
Collins Agyarko Nti is the Coordinating Director of the Country Coordinating Mechanism(CCM).
He is a Government official, and was also a former member of parliament for the
Asante Akim North Constituency in the
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
of
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 ...
.
Religion
Nti is a Christian.
References
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Living people
1958 births
National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians
Ghanaian Christians
People from Ashanti Region
Ghanaian MPs 1993–1997
Ghanaian civil servants