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Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei

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Oheneba
Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Akuapem North/ Akropong
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byWilliam Ofori Boafo
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2021
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Deputy Minister of Information
In office
2017–2021
Personal details
Born (1982-07-24) 24 July 1982 (age 42)
Akropong, Eastern Region, Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
St Roses Senior High
University of Exeter
CommitteesDefence and Interior Committee

Oheneba Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei (born 24 July 1982) is a Ghanaian politician and the member of parliament for Akropong Constituency in the Eastern Region.[1] She is a member of the New Patriotic Party and is currently the Ghanaian deputy minister of Trade & Industry. She was formerly Deputy Minister of Information.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

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Adjei was born on 24 July 1982 to Nana Osae Nyampong IV and Mrs. Aforo Asiamah-Adjei in Akropong, Eastern Region. She had her basic and senior school education at Alsyd Academy and St Roses Senior High school respectively. She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Ghana and a master's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain from the Exter University in United Kingdom[6][7][2] She further had her master's degree in Peace and Security at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC).[8]

Career

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Adjei was the managing director for Bekleen Limited from 2007 to 2016 and also Pongas Limited from 2007 to 2015.[9]

Politics

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Adjei is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[10] She is currently the Member of Parliament for the Akropong Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1][11]

2016 election

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In the 2016 Ghanaian general election, she won the Akropong/Akuapem North Constituency parliamentary seat with 26,655 votes making 62.3% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Yaw Appiah-Kubi had 6,949 votes making 16.8% of the total votes cast, an Independent parliamentary candidate Asiedu Ofei had 9,092 votes making 21.2% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Gifty Mercy Anakwa had 102 votes making 0.2% of the total votes cast.[12]

2020 election

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In the 2020 Ghanaian general election, she again won the Akropong/Akuapem North Constituency parliamentary seat with 26,646 votes making 55.3% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Justice Kotey Amasah had 10,505 votes making 21.8% of the total votes cast,[13] an Independent parliamentary candidate Adjei Twumasi William Kwabena had 10,444 votes making 21.7% of the total votes cast, the PNC parliamentary candidate Desmond Twumasi Ntow had 421 votes making 0.9% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Gifty Mercy Anakwa had 146 votes making 0.3% of the total votes cast.[14]

2024 Election

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Prior to the up coming 2024 election, Nana Ama Dokua made a declaration in December 2023, her intention to cross constituency as she intended to aspire for the parliamentary seat of Okaikwei North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. A petition was filed against her by Kingsley Anyamasah during the organized voter registration exhibition by the Electoral Commission of Ghana, which questioned the case of whether Nana Ama Dokua was eligible to vote in Okaikwei North. The case was ruled in her favour as court dismissed the petition challenging her eligibility to vote in Okaikwei North.[15]

Committee

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Adjei is a member of the Defence and Interior Committee.[1]

Personal life

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Adjei is married to Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Bissue and they have a son and two daughters.[8][16] She identifies as a Christian.[7][17]

Philanthropy

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In November 2021, she presented computers and accessories to Mangoase Methodist School in the Akuapim North Constituency.[18]

In May 2022, Adjei donated an amount of GHc30,000 for the construction of the chief palace at Adawso.[19] In July 2022, she aided in the refurbishment of the Akropong Daakye Clinic.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. ^ a b Aziz, Hadiza Nuhhu-Billa Quansah, George Folley, Efia Akese & Halisatu. "Election 2016: Know your female parliamentary candidates (4)". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2018-10-25.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "11 Young And Beautiful Ghanaian Female MPs Who Are Inspiring Girls To Dream Big". OMGVoice. 2017-10-12. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  4. ^ "HON. NANA DOKUA ASIAMAH-ADJEI - UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce". UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  5. ^ "Mahama is Africa's "most incompetent election observer" - Ama Dokua". Citi Newsroom. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  6. ^ "Up-close with Deputy Information Minister Nana Ama Dokua - Proudly Ghanaian! | EnewsGH". Proudly Ghanaian! | EnewsGH. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  7. ^ a b "Asiamah-Adjei, Dokua Oheneba". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  8. ^ a b "Hon. Dokua Asiamah-Adjei – Ministry of Trade & Industry". Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  9. ^ Kpakpo, Jackson Odom (2020-12-13). "Beautiful Nana Dokua Asiamah Recaptures Her Seat As MP For Akuapem North Constituency". Wontumi Online. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  10. ^ "NPP National Council throws out Akropong MP Hon Dokua Asiamah Adjei". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  11. ^ "Nana Ama Dokua pledges to support women, youth". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  12. ^ FM, Peace. "2016 Election - Akropong / Akuapem North Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  13. ^ "Akropong – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  14. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Akropong / Akuapem North Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  15. ^ "Court dismisses petition challenging Dokua's eligibility to vote in Okaikwei North". 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  16. ^ Mubarik, Abu (2019-12-14). "Deputy Information Minister gives birth in US". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  17. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  18. ^ Beeko, Nana (November 2021). "MP, Nana Ama Dokua supports Mangoase Methodist School with computers | News Ghana". Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  19. ^ mybrytfmonline (2022-05-11). "E/R: Adawso Post Office to Be Converted Into Fire Service Station – MCE". Bryt FM. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  20. ^ "E/R: Hon. Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei refurbishes Akropong Daakye clinic". Koforidua Today. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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