Kwamena Minta Nyarku

Kwamena Minta Nyarku is a Ghanaian academic and politician who is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[1][2] He is the member of parliament elect for the Cape Coast North Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.

Hon.

Kwamena Minta Nyarku
Member of Parliament Elect for
Cape Coast North Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Early life and education

He completed Adisadel College, Cape Coast. He holds Bachelors Degree from the University of Cape Coast.[3]

Career

He is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, School of Business, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.[3][2]

Politics

Nyarku stood for the National Democratic Congress' primaries ahead of the 2020 elections.[3] He won the parliamentary bid to represent the National Democratic Congress for the Constituency in August 2019 after he went unopposed.[4][5]

In the 2020 Elections, Nyarku beat the incumbent member of parliament Barbara Asher Ayisi of the New Patriotic Party, who doubles as the deputy minister for works and housing and was a former deputy minister of education.[6][7] He garnered 22,972 votes against her 21,643 votes representing 51.49% and 48.51% respectively to be declared winner and member of parliament elect.[8]

References
  1. Effah, Steven (2020-04-08). "Mahama gives protective equipment to Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for Covid-19". 3NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. "NDC Cape Coast North Parliamentary Aspirant Supports His Constituents to Fight COVID-19". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  3. Kaku, Daniel (2019-07-12). "UCC Senior Lecturer picks forms to contest Cape Coast North seat for NDC". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  4. "Central Region: 11 constituencies out of NDC primaries". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  5. Sedode, Pilot (2020-09-29). "Cape Coast North Constituency: The Two Main Parliamentary Aspirants". Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  6. "Election 2020: 10 NPP MPs who have lost their seats". Pulse Ghana. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  7. "Barbara Asher Ayisi loses Cape Coast North seat to NDC". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  8. "Cape Coast North Summary - 2020 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.


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