Alhaji Mumuni Abudu Seidu is a

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and a former Minister of State without portfolio. From 7 January 1993 to 6 January 2005, Seidu served as the

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for Wa Central in the

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of Ghana.

Early life and education

Seidu was born in Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He had his secondary education at the A. M. E. Zion Secondary School in Cape Coast. He continued at Wesley College, Kumasi, where he received his Teachers' Training Certificate (Certificate A), and later obtained his

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degree from

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. He then proceeded to pursue his Post Graduate Studies at the

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where he obtained his Post Graduate Certificate in Education.

Career

Prior to entering politics, Seidu was an educationist and a manager. He was a tutor, headmaster, and once served as a director of education. He was also a proprietor of a private school and the managing director of a construction firm.

Politics

1992 Elections

Seidu assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana in 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.

1996 Elections

Seidu entered parliament on 7 January 1997 after he emerged winner at the

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having defeated Eiedi Clement N. Lugri of the

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and Sulemana Alhassan of the People's National Convention. He obtained 44.80% of the total valid votes cast which is equivalent to 25,718 votes while his opponents obtained 20.30% which is equivalent to 11,657 votes, and 10.70% which is equivalent to 6,150 votes respectively.

2000 Elections

Seidu was elected as the member of parliament for the Wa Central constituency in the

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in the

2000 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December. He therefore represented the constituency in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected with 14,278 votes out of the total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 55.40% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Godfrey Tangu Bayon of the

, Albert Solomon Bawa Sulley of the People's National Convention and Abu Olivia Habiba of the

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.These obtained 6,027, 4,485 and 1,005 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 23.40%, 17.40% and 3.90% respectively of the total valid votes cast. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. The National Democratic Congress won a total of 7 parliamentary seats in the

in that elections. In all, the party won a minority total of 89 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

Personal life

He is a Muslim.

References

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