Hon.
Akwasi Konadu
Member of Parliament for Manhyia North Constituency, Director for Ghana Water Company Limited
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Personal details
Born
Akwasi Konadu

(1982-07-25) 25 July 1982
Paakoso, Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
ResidenceBoukrom[1]
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionOperations Manager
CommitteesPoverty Reduction Strategy committee; Health Committee

Akwasi Konadu is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[2][3] He is the member of parliament for the Manhyia North Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[4] He is currently the Director at the Ghana Water Company Limited.[5]

Early life and education

Konadu was born on 25 July 1982 and hails from Paakoso in the Ashanti Region. He had his secondary education at Opoku Ware Secondary School. He had his Diploma in Education from the University of Education - Winneba. He further had his bachelor's degree in Sociology with Philosophy in 2005 from the University of Ghana. He also had his master's degree in Development Policy and Planning from KNUST.[6][5]

Career

Konadu was the Assistant Auditor for KDA Accounting Services in Kumasi. He was also the Project supervising officer for Bonsafo Barwuah Foundation. He was the Operations manager for Greenfield Company Limited.[6]

Politics

Konadu entered the race for the parliamentary candidate in the NPP primaries in the Manhyia North Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections.[7][8][9] He unseated the incumbent member of parliament Collins Owusu Amankwah, who had served in parliament for two terms since January 2013,in a tight contest in June 2020 to become the candidate for the party to represent for the Manhyia North Constituency in the 2020 elections.[10][11] He won after polling 278 votes whilst the incumbent had 273 votes beating him by 5 votes.[12][2][13] Prior to the win Konadu had contest in both the 2012 primaries and 2016 primaries against Collins Owusu Amankwaah and lost on both occasions.[14]

Konadu was elected member of parliament for Manhyia North in the 2020 December parliamentary elections. He was declared winner in the parliamentary elections after securing 39,562 votes representing 69.9% against his closest contender the National Democratic Congress' candidate, Hamza Swallah had 15,943 votes representing 28.2%.[4]

Committees

Konadu is a member of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee and also a member of the Health Committee.[6]

Personal life

Konadu is a Christian.[6][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Manhyia North MP robbed; laptop, GH¢15,000 taken away". GhanaWeb. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. 1 2 "Manhyia North: Akwasi Konadu unseats Owusu Amankwah with 5 votes". www.ghanaweb.com. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. ↑ "NPP Primaries: Akwasi Konadu confident of winning Manhyia North contest". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. 1 2 FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Manhyia North Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  5. 1 2 "HON. AKWASI KONADU – GWCL – Welcome". Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  7. ↑ "NPP primaries: Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, 12 others go unopposed". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Education Sector Will Win NPP Power". DailyGuide Network. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Anti-LGBTQ Bill will end decades of moral decadence - Manhyia North MP - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  10. ↑ "List of 'fallen' MPs after NPP parliamentary primaries". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  11. ↑ "NPP Big Guns Fall 7 Ministers Out!". DailyGuide Network. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  12. ↑ "#NPPDecides: 10 incumbent MPs in Ashanti Region lose primaries". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  13. ↑ "NPP Primaries: Akwasi Konadu beats Owusu Amankwah with 5 votes". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  14. ↑ "Manhyia North: Who gets the nod... Amankwah or Konadu?". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  15. ↑ "Konadu, Akwasi". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-08-19.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.