Yaw Oppong Kyekyeku (born 1 September 1947) is a Ghanaian Politician and Educationist. He was a member of the First parliament of the Fourth republic, and a member of parliament for Dormaa East in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.[1]

Hon.
Yaw Oppong Kyekyeku
Member of parliament for Dormaa East constituency
In office
7 January 1993 – 7 January 1997
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Succeeded byNicholas K. Adjei- Kyeremeh
Personal details
Born1 September 1947
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materWesley College, Kumasi
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEducationist

Early life and education

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Kyekyeku born in 1947, attended Wesley College, Kumasi where he received a Teachers' training certificate in Mathematics.[1]

Political career

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He was a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[2] In April 1991, He made a come back to the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) after being dismissed on the grounds of "Mental Exhaustion", but he made a come back in July that same year which gave him the chance to contest in the parliamentary primaries.[3] He won the primaries and contested the Dormaa East seat on the ticket of the NDC to represent Dormaa East.[4][5] Prior to winning the seat, He was a former district secretary Afiagya Sekyere in the Ashanti region from 1986 to 1993.[6][7] He Served for one term in parliament, and was replaced by Nicholas K. Adjei- Kyeremeh of the National Democratic Congress who polled 9,103 votes representing 36.10% of the total votes cast. Adjei- Kyeremeh won the seat against Stephen Adoma-Yeboah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Gyabaah Samuel of the People's National Convention whose votes represent 29.60% and 1.40% of the total votes respectively.[8] In 2002 Kyekyeku resigned from the NDC to join the NPP claiming his decision is to make sure: "survival of the new political dispensation by carrying out my capacity building exercise for metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies."[9]

Personal life

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Kyekyeku is a Christian.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 305.
  2. ^ Ephson, Ben (1992). Elections '92.
  3. ^ "Oppong Kyekyeku joins NPP from NDC". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ Occasional Papers. Centre of African Studies, Edinburgh University. 1993.
  5. ^ 1992 Parliamentary Nominations: All Regions Breakdown. 1993.
  6. ^ Ninsin, Kwame Akon; Drah, F. K. (1993). Political Parties and Democracy in Ghana's Fourth Republic: Proceedings of a Seminar Organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, Legon on 2nd and 3rd July, 1992. Woeli Publishing Services. ISBN 978-9964-978-14-3.
  7. ^ West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company Limited. April 1990.
  8. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament - Brong Ahafo Region Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Oppong Kyekyeku joins NPP from NDC". www.ghanaweb.com. 19 January 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2021.