Modestus Yawo Zebu Ahiable (born 10 October 1948) 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

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for Ketu North of the Volta Region Of Ghana. He also served as Ghana's Ambassador to Benin from 2009 to 2013. He served as Volta Regional Minister from 1993 to 1997 during the Jerry

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Early life and education

Ahiable was born on 10 October 1948 in the Volta Region of

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. He attended St Francis Teacher Training College where he practised as a teacher trainee.

Career

Ahiable is a teacher by profession.

Politics

He began his political career as member of the National Democratic Congress. He was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993 after he was pronounced winner at the

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 December 1992, the first since 1979. Voter turnout was just 28.1% amidst a boycott by opposition parties, who had claimed the preceding presidential elections in November – won by former military ...

held on 29 December 1992. He was then re-elected as a member of parliament for Ketu North Constituency in the 2nd and 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. During the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections, He polled 35,308 votes out of the 38,390 valid votes cast representing 74.30% over Samuel Kofi A. Dzamesi of the

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who polled 3,082 votes representing 6.50%. He won his seat with a total of 16,252 votes making 57% of the total votes cast that year. His constituency was a part of the 19 constituencies won by the National Democratic Congress in the Volta region in that elections. In 1993, He was appointed by Jerry John Rawlings to serve as the Volta Regional Minister, serving from 1993 to 1997 during the Jerry Rawlings government.

Diplomatic career

In 2009, John Evans Atta Mills appointed him as Ghana's Ambassador to Benin. He served in that role from 2009 to 2013.

2000 elections

Ahiable was elected as the member of parliament for the Ketu North constituency in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections. He won the elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. His constituency was a part of the 17 parliamentary seats out of 19 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...

.The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 92 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected with 16,252 votes out of 29,698 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 57% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Conor C. K. Dzakpasua an independent candidate, Akagla Prosper an independent candidate, Albert Korbla Avinu of the

, Oscar S.Y. Dzramedo of the

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, J.K. Wotordzor of the National Reformed Party, Kpemli K.K Christian of the People's National Convention and Kponyoh C. Kwasi of the

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. These obtained 5,696, 2,159, 1,802, 1,557, 716, 184 and 134 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 20%, 7.6%, 6.3%, 5.5%, 2.5%, 0.6% and 0.5% respectively of total valid votes cast.

Personal life

Ahiable is a Godian.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahiable, Modestus Yao Z. Living people Politicians from Volta Region 1948 births National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians Ghanaian educators Ghanaian MPs 1997–2001 Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005 Government ministers of Ghana