Kwabena Mintah Akandoh (born 19 June 1980) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Eight Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Juaboso Constituency in the Western North Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1]
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Juaboso Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Sampson Ahi |
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| Born | 19 June 1980 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Early life and education edit
Akandoh was born on 19 June 1980. He hails from Sefwi Antobia a town in the Western North Region of Ghana. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Mathematics from the University of Cape Coast in 2007.[1][2][3]
Career edit
Prior to entering politics, Akandoh was assistant director in charge of National Voluntary Programme of the National Service Scheme at its Head Office in Accra.[1][2][3]
Politics edit
Akandoh entered parliament on 7 January 2013 representing the Juaboso constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. He was elected to represent the constituency in the Seventh and Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. [4][1][2][3]
2016 election edit
Akandoh contested the Juaboso constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 17,233 votes representing 51.91% of the total votes. He was elected over Martha Kwayie Manu of New Patriotic Party, Stephen Mintah Cletron of the NDP, Oppong Ernestina of the Convention People's Party and Abdul-Karim Ibraimah Ibrahim of the PNC. They obtained 15,604 votes, 164 votes, 111 votes and 87 votes respectively, equivalent to 47.00%, 0.49%, 0.33% and 0.26% of the total votes respectively.[5]
2020 election edit
Akandoh was again elected as a member of parliament for the Juaboso constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanaian general election with 22, 304 votes representing 53.10% of the total votes. He won the election over Martha Kwayie Manu of the New Patriotic Party who polled 19, 199 votes which is equivalent to 45.70%, parliamentary candidate for the GUM Teye Nicholas had 341 votes representing 0.81%, Elijah Appiah Frimpong of the PNC had 94 votes representing 0.22% and the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's Party Oppong Ernestina had 69 votes, representing 0.16% of the total votes.[6][7][8]
Personal life edit
Akandoh is married with five children. He identifies as a Christian and belongs to the Anglican denomination.[1][2][3]
Akandoh had an accident on the Nyinahin-Kumasi road in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on Saturday, 29 July 2023, when his car collided with a Sprinter.[9][10][11]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs – List of MPs".
- ^ a b c d "HON. KWABENA MINTAH AKANDOH". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "HON. KWABENA MINTAH AKANDOH". UKGCC. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Juaboso Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Juaboso Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Juaboso – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Juaboso". Mobile GhanaWeb. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Mintah Akandoh Breaks Silence After Surviving Ghastly Accident". GhanaWeb. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "NDC MP Kwabena Minta Akandoh involved in near-fatal accident at Nyinahin - MyJoyOnline". Myjoyonline. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Bonney, Abigail (30 July 2023). "Latest on accident involving Kwabena Minta Akandoh". Adomonline. Retrieved 24 October 2023.