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Hon.
Collins Dauda
MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Asutifi South constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2005
Preceded byCecilia Djan Amoah
In office
7 January 1993 – 7 January 2001
Preceded byconstituency created
Succeeded byCecilia Djan Amoah
Personal details
Born (1957-02-13) 13 February 1957 (age 67)
Mehame
NationalityGhanaianGhana 
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children11
Alma materMim Secondary School
ProfessionTeacher/Business Person
CabinetMinister of State(Lands & National Resources; Transport; Water Resources, Works & Housing & Local Government& Rural Development: 2009-2016)

Alhaji Collins Dauda (born 13 February 1957)[1] is a teacher, politician, former Ghanaian Minister for Lands and Natural Resources; and Water Resources, Works and Housing.[2]

Early life and education

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Collins Dauda was born on 13 February 1957 in Mehame in the Ahafo region (formerly, Brong Ahafo Region).[1][3][4] His parents were Issaka Naaba and Mariama Issah.[5] His secondary education was at Mim Senior High School where he obtained both the GCE Ordinary Level and the GCE Advanced Level between 1973 and 1981.[6]

Career

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Dauda taught at the Kukuom Agricultural Senior High School from 1985.[5] In 1986, he joined the teaching staff at the Ahafoman Senior High School where he continued to teach until 1992.[5] In addition to serving as a member of the Consultative Assembly, he worked for the Asutifi District Assembly. In the Fourth Republic, he served as the Asutifi South representative to parliament. Prior to being moved to the Ministry of Water Resources, Works, and Housing, he served as the Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources in February 2009.[7]

Politics

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Dauda became a member of the Asutifi District Assembly between 1978 and 1981.[5] He was a member of the Consultative Assembly,[5] that drew up the 1992 Ghana constitution between 1991 and 1992. He was first elected to parliament in the 1992 parliamentary election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress making him the first MP for the Asutifi South constituency in the Fourth Republic. He won a second term in the 1996 parliamentary election. He however lost his seat in 2000 parliamentary election due to an allegation that he'd used black magic to kill his political rival Prof. Gyan-Amoah just a day before the general elections.[8] He however regained the seat in 2004.[9] He has maintained the seat from the 4th to the 7th parliament of the 4th republic. During 2002 and 2004 when he was out of parliament, he was the Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Brong Ahafo Region. From February 2009 to 2016, Collins Dauda was appointed Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources and reshuffled to the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing. He was also the Vice president of the committee on Lands and Forestry between 1994 and 1996. He later became chairman of the same committee between 1997 and 2000 and also served as member of the Finance and Youth, Sports and Culture Committees.[10]

Elections

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Dauda was elected for the 3rd time as the member of parliament for the Asutifi South constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. He thus represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[9] His constituency was a part of the 10 parliamentary seats out of 24 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Brong Ahafo Region.[11][9] The Asutifi South constituency saw a ‘skirt and blouse’ voting by electorates in that election as the presidential candidate elected by the constituency electorates was John Kufour of the major opposition New Patriotic Party.[9] The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[11] Dauda was elected with 9,668 votes out of 18700 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 51.70% of total valid votes cast.[9][12] He was elected over Thomas Broni of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Nsiah Ababio Williams Cosmus of the People's National Convention and Adu Adjei Augustine of the Convention People's Party. These obtained 46.90%, 1.20% and 0.30% respectively of total valid votes cast.[9][12]

In the 2008 Ghanaian general elections, Dauda was elected for the 4th time as the member of parliament for the Asutifi South constituency. He continued to represent the constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[13] His constituency was part of the majority total of 114 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats in that election.[11] Dauda was elected with 10,984 votes out of 22,032 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 49.85% of total valid votes cast.[13] He was elected over Yiadom Boakye of the New Patriotic Party and Okyere George of the Democratic People's Party.[13] These obtained 49.79% and 0.35% of total valid votes cast respectively.[13] He was re-elected by his constituents in the 2020 General election, to represent them in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

Committees

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Dauda is a member of the Finance committee, also a member of the Lands and Forestry Committee and also a member of Committee of Selection Committee.[4]

Ethnocentric comment

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In August 2016, Dauda in addressing party supporters at Koforidua said that the then opposition New Patriotic Party had a long history of discriminating against Zongo people and that "We should let them know that we are not with them".[14]

In May 2024, Dauda was arrested for allegedly being involved in a limited Voter registration exercise violence in his constituency.[15]

On Saturday May 11, 2024, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) responded to the arrest of Member of Parliament Collins Dauda by the Ghana Police Service, citing his alleged involvement in disturbances at a voter registration center. The NDC claimed that the violence was perpetrated by New Patriotic Party (NPP) thugs, resulting in injuries to NDC members. They asserted Dauda's absence from the scene and criticized the police for rushing to make arrests without sufficient evidence. The NDC reaffirmed its commitment to peaceful participation in the voter registration process but condemned the police's perceived bias and called for impartiality in maintaining law and order.[1]

Limited voting registration exercise

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According to a police statement on May 11, 2024, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP was arrested in connection with a disturbance during the limited voter registration exercise at Kukuom in the Ahafo Region, where one person was injured and hospitalized.[16] However, his party refuted his involvement in the disturbance and subsequently granted him bail on May 13, 2024.[17]

Personal life

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Dauda is married with two wives and eleven children.[18][19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Alhaji Collins Dauda, Biography". ghanaweb. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Alhaji Yakubu Shows Up, Pleads Not Guilty". DailyGuide Network. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Dauda, Collins". 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Dauda, Collins (Alhaji)". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Hon. Alhaji Collins Dauda - Minister for Lands and Natural Resources". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Collins Dauda, Biography". mobile ghanaweb. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ Dauda, Collins. "Dauda Killed Prof Gyan-Amoah". Modern Ghana.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Asutifi South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing". mobile ghanaweb. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 132.
  13. ^ a b c d Ghana Elections 2008. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2010. p. 69.
  14. ^ "'NPP has never liked Zongo Communities' – Collins Dauda". Citifmonline. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Collins Dauda arrested over violence at registration centre in Ahafo Region". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Collins Dauda committed no crime, police allegations palpably false – NDC". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Collins Dauda granted bail". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  18. ^ https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Alhaji-Collins-Dauda-1161 [bare URL]
  19. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
 Asutifi South
1993 –2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Asutifi South
2005 – present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Esther Obeng Dapaah
Minister for Lands, Forestry and Mines
 Minister for Lands and Natural Resources
2009 – 2017 		Incumbent
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