Lydia Alhassan

Lydia Seyram Alhassan is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1]

Lydia Seyram Alhassan
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian

Education

She holds holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Ghana Business School, Legon and Bachelor of Administration degree from Ghana the Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).[2]

Politics

In January 2019, Alhassan contested the parliamentary seat for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, running to replace her late husband. She won the election with 68.80 per cent of the valid votes cast. The other candidates, Kwasi Delali Brempong of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) polled 30.52 per cent, William Kofi Dowokpor of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) polled 0.58 per cent, and Clement Boadi of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) polled 0.10 per cent.[3][4][5][6][7]

She successfully contested in the 2020 Ghanaian general election under the ticket of New Patriotic Party and won against Ghanian celebrity and NDC candidateJohn Dumelo, polling 9,851 of the valid votes cast.[8][9][10][11]

Personal life

She was married to late politician Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko until his death in 2018.[12]

References
  1. "NPP's Lydia Alhassan wins controversial Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election by landslide". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  2. "Profile of Maa Lydia, Agyarko's widow and Ayawaso West Wuogon NPP parliamentary candidate". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  3. 122108447901948 (2019-01-31). "Lydia Alhassan wins Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-11-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Lydia Alhassan wins Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election". ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  5. Online, Peace FM. "NPP's Lydia Alhassan Wins Ayawaso West Wuogon Seat By Landslide". www.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  6. "Lydia Alhassan declared winner of Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election". Pulse Ghana. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  7. "NPP's Lydia Alhassan wins controversial Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election by landslide". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  8. "Ayawaso West Wuogon: Lydia Alhassan defeats John Dumelo". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  9. "John Dumelo tastes defeat, NDC contesting results declared by the EC". GhanaWeb. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  10. "John Dumelo lost Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency to Lydia". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  11. "John Dumelo for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency? Social media reacts". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  12. "'Bloody widow' tag bore Ghanaians blast NDC MPs". 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-11-14.


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