Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka is the
Member of Parliament
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for
Asawase in the
Ashanti Region
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of
Ghana
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of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and the 8th parliaments of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was the Minority Chief Whip in the
Parliament of Ghana
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History
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.
Early life and education
Muntaka was born on 17 October 1971
and hails from
Akuse
Akuse is a town in the Lower Manya Krobo district of the Eastern Region of Ghana
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in the
Eastern Region of Ghana but his parents originally came from the northern part of Ghana in a town called
Kumbungu
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.
He is a product of the
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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.
He acquired a Masters of Science degree in Development Policy and Planning from the university in the year 2004.
Muntaka wrote his common entrance exam in 1987.and continued to gain his B.Sc Agric (Agriculture Economist) in 2000 and MSc Development Policy and Planning (Development Planner) in 2004.
Career
Muntaka is a development planner by profession.
He was the head of research at one of the units (RME) of Adwumapa Buyers Limited, a cocoa buying company.
Political career
Member of Parliament
Muntaka first entered the
Parliament of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Government of Ghana.
History
Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony known as Gold Coast. The body, called the Legislative Council, ...
on the ticket of the
National Democratic Congress in 2005 when he won a by-election in the Asawase constituency with a majority of 11,142, replacing the late Dr Gibril Adamu Mohammed also of the NDC who had won the seat in December 2004 with a majority of 4,474. The Ghana Center for Democratic Development deemed this by-election as "fair and transparent, but not free from fear." He subsequently retained his seat in the
Ghanaian parliamentary election held in December 2008.
He also won the next election in 2012. Muntaka was the
Chief Majority Whip in parliament for the NDC caucus, the majority in Government.
Minister for Youth and Sports
He was the
Minister for Youth and Sports in the
Ghana government. In January 2009, Mubarak was appointed as Minister-designate for the
Youth and Sports Ministry by President
John Evans Atta Mills
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party ...
. His appointment was applauded by the National Youth Council due to his youthfulness and youthful exuberance as by the time of his appointment, he was 39 years. He served as Minister for Youth and sports until he was made to proceed on a leave while allegations of corruption leveled against him were investigated.
However, he resigned from government following the acceptance by President Mills of the findings of the investigating committee. He was replaced subsequently by
Dr. Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo.
Committees
Muntaka holds membership in multiple committees, including the House Committee, the Appointments Committee, the Standing Orders Committee, the Health Committee, the Mines and Energy Committee, the Business Committee, and the Committee of Selection Committee..
Elections
Muntaka was elected as the member of parliament for the
Asawase constituency during the by-elections in 2005 after the demise of Dr.
Gibril Adamu Mohammed the then Member of Parliament for the
Asawase constituency.
In 2008, he won the general elections on the ticket of the
National Democratic Congress for the same constituency.
His constituency was one of the three Ashanti Region parliamentary seats out of thirty-nine that the National Democratic Congress won in that election.. The
National Democratic Congress won a majority total of 113 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. He was elected with 36,557 votes out of 64,443 total valid votes cast equivalent to 56.73% of total valid votes cast.
He was elected over Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Kabir of the
New Patriotic Party
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, Elyasu Mohammed of the
People's National Convention, Mohammed Bashir Tijani of the
Democratic Freedom Party
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and Alhaji Baba Musah of the
Convention People's Party
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.
These obtained 27,168, 371, 86 and 261 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast.
This was equivalent to 42.16%, 0.58%, 0.13 and 0.41% respectively of the total votes cast.
In 2012, he won the general elections once again for the same constituency.
He was elected with 43,917 votes out of 77,034 total valid votes cast.
This was equivalent to 57.01% of total valid votes cast.
He was elected over Nana Okyere-Tawiah Antwi of the
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, Jerry Joseph Quayson of the
Progressive People's Party, Abdulai Umaru of the
People's National Convention, Elias Mohammed of the
Convention People's Party
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, Yakubu Adams Zakaria of the
National Democratic Party and Alhassan Abdul Majeed an independent candidate.
These obtained 31,013, 458, 267, 251, 182 and 946 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast.
These were equivalent to 40.26%, 0.59%, 0.35%, 0.33%, 0.24% and 1.23% respectively of the total votes cast.
Muntaka retained the parliamentary seat in the 2020 general election to represent in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. He won with 51,659 votes while the NPP parliamentary candidate polled 31,256.
Muntaka on Saturday, 13 May 2023 was retained as National Democratic Congress parliamentary representative for the Member of Parliament for
Asawase Constituency by beating Masawudu Mubarick in the
NDC 2023 primaries for a chance to represent the party in the 2024 parliamentary elections. He won with 1,063 votes against Masawudu who polled 735 votes.
Although supporters of Muntaka Mubarak and his contender, Masawudu Mubarick got into a scuffle that was swiftly curtailed by personnel of the
Ghana Police Service
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. The intervention of the police officers prevented the confusion from escalating. Supporters of Muntaka alleged that some supporters of Masawudu Mubarick booed at the incumbent Asawase MP who was leaving the centre after casting his ballot.
Controversies
During the 2020 general election, Muntaka was said to have allowed his 6-year-old daughter to thumbprint his ballot on his behalf, an act that attracted wide condemnation as the Ghana electoral laws only permit people above 18 years to participate in elections.
He was requested by President
John Atta Mills
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party ...
to proceed on leave while allegations of corruption against him were investigated. He however resigned from government following the acceptance by President Mills of the findings of the investigating committee.
In January 2021, he allegedly said a Supreme Court judge offered an inducement to a female member of parliament of the
NDC in an attempt to persuade her to cast a vote for
Mike Oquaye during the Speaker of parliament election. He was widely condemned by lawyers and was asked to provide evidences.
He was charged with allegations of abuse of office and conflict of interest by some officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports for using his position to secure a German visa for his alleged girlfriend. However, after investigations by
Chraj he was cleared of all charges on the basis that there was no enough evidence to convict him of the crime per the laws of Ghan
Hon. Mutaka engaged in a verbal fight with the MP of Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong when he confronted him about dragging him to the Parliamentary Privileges Committees for allegedly calling on to attackers to deal with Ahmed Hussein Suale an investigative journalist with Tiger Eye who was later murdered by unknown assassins. They two MP's where seen in a video insulting each other in parliamen
Personal life
Muntaka is married to Meimuna Ezideen Adul Wahab and has five (5) children.
He is a Muslim.
See also
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Asawase (Ghana parliament constituency), Asawase constituency
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List of Mills government ministers
This is a listing of the ministers who served in the National Democratic Congress government of John Atta Mills in Ghana starting from 7 January 2009. The Mills presidency ended on 24 July 2012 when President John Atta Mills died. Mills was succ ...
References
External links
Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak on Parliament of Ghana website
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Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009
Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013
Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017
Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021
Sports ministers of Ghana
National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians
Ghanaian Muslims
Living people
Dagomba people
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni
1970 births
Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025
Tamale Senior High School alumni