Clara Napaga Tia Sulemana

Clara Napaga Tia Sulemana (born 1987) is a female Ghanaian politician and a presidential staffer of the Nana Akufo-Addo led government.[1][2] She is the daughter of Alhaji Tia Sulemana, a founding father of the New Patriotic Party in Ghana.[3][4]

Education

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Napaga had her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Integrated Development Studies with focus in social, political and historical studies from the University for Development Studies.[5]

Career

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Upon completion of her undergraduate study, Napaga started her journey in politics as a campaign aide to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She was later appointed as a presidential staffer when the party won the 2016 presidential elections.[6] Sulemana sits on the governing board of the Tamale Teaching Hospital.[3] In 2022 when the NPP government decided to scrap off the Ministry for Special Development Initiatives (MSDI) as one of the measures by the government to reduce the number of Ministries and ministers in its second term, she was then appointed as Coordinator for Special Development Initiatives.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Nana Akufo-Addo makes key appointments for presidency,national security". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "clara-napaga-sulemana-tia-presidential-staffer-3". DailyGuide Network. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ a b Starrfmonline. "Tamale Teaching Hospital gets interim board | Starr Fm". Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ "Clara Napaga Tia Sulemana, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. ^ "Meet Akufo-Addo's key team members at the presidency". Graphic Ghana. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  6. ^ "Akufo-Addo names first batch of staff; Frema, Bediatuo confirmed". MyJoyonline. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  7. ^ "Napaga Tia appointed Coordinator of Special Development Initiatives". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2022-04-28.