Hamidu Baba Braimah (6 August 1953 – 27 August 2009) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the First and Second Parliaments of the Fourth Republic representing the Salaga Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.[1][2][3]
Hamidu Baba Braimah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Salaga Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1992 – 6 January 199 | |
| President | John Jerry Rawlings |
| Member of Parliament for Salaga Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1997 – 6 January 2000 | |
| President | John Jerry Rawlings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1953 Salaga, Northern Region, Ghana |
| Died | 27 August 2009 (aged 56) |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | Kumasi Polytechnic, Ghana College, Tamale |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Accountant |
Early life and education edit
Baba was born on 6 August 1953 at Salaga in the Northern Region of Ghana. He attended the Kumasi Polytechnic College and obtained his Diploma GCE Ordinary Level in Accounting.[1] He attended the Ghana College, Tamale (now Ghana Senior High School) and obtained his Diploma in Business Studies.[1]
Politics edit
Baba was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the Salaga Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana during the 1992 Ghanaian General Elections.[4][1]
He was re-elected into the second parliament of the fourth republic.[5] He polled 14,091 votes out of the 26,171 valid votes cast representing 37.60% over his opponents Maha Rapheal Suleman who polled 11,572 votes and Abdlia Issah who polled 508 votes.[6] He was defeated in 2000 by Boniface Abibakar Saddiqui who polled 9,620 votes representing 40.10% against Baba who polled 7,799 votes representing 32.50%.[7]
Career edit
Aside being a politician, Baba was an accountant.[1]
Personal life edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992–1996 Publisher: Ghana Publishing Corporation Date: 1993 Page: 155
- ^ "Northern Region". www.ghanareview.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Salaga South Constituency Election 2016 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "The Election Bureau". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Salaga South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Salaga South Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Salaga South Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.