Baba Ayagiba

Baba Ayagiba was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He served as a member of parliament for the Bawku constituency from 1956 to 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.[1][2][3] He contested for the Bawku seat with Adam Amandi of the Northern People's Party who had represent the electoral area in the Legislative Assembly from 1954 to 1956.[4]

Baba Ayagiba
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Bawku
In office
July 1956 – February 1966
Preceded byAdam Amandi
Succeeded byConstituency split
Personal details
Born
Baba Ayagiba

Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party

Prior to entering parliament, Ayagiba was a public servant. He was a learner at the Agricultural Institute at Zuarungu. He qualified in 1950 and was appointed an Agricultural Assistant in the Ministry of Agriculture. He remained in this position until he entered parliament in July 1956.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Debates, Part 2". Debates. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly: xxxi. 1956.
  2. "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: iii. 1963.
  3. "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: iii. 1965.
  4. "Debates, Issue 3". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954. p. 221.
  5. White paper on the Second report of the Jiagge Commission of Enquiry into the Assests of Specified Persons (Report). Ministry of Information. 1969.
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