Hon.
Dakoa Newman
MP
Member of Parliament for
Okaikwei South Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Preceded byArthur Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Legon
ProfessionProject Manager

Dakoa Newman (born 6 June 1985) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1] She is the member of parliament for the Okaikwei South Constituency.[2][3] She is the daughter of Victor Newman who was also a politician and founding member of the New Patriotic Party.

Early life and education

She was born on 6 June 1985 into a Christian family and hails from Akropong and Osu.[1] She completed Wesley Girls Senior High School, Cape Coast. She is a chartered Project Management Professional (PMP)and a chartered Risk Management Professional (RMP) certified by the Project Management Institute, USA(2017.[1] She also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon and a Master’s Degree in Program and Project Management from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

Politics

In June 2020, she stood for the New Patriotic Party primaries for Okaikwei South.[4] Newman defeated incumbent member of parliament Arthur Ahmed and Nana Fredua by getting 440 votes, whilst the two others got 327 votes and 27 votes respectively.[5][6]

She won the 2020 December parliamentary elections for the Okaikwei South Constituency. She was declared winner by getting 40,393 votes representing 60.82% against her closest contender Abraham Kotei Neequaye of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who had 26,019 votes representing 39.18%.[7]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Ghanaian politician Victor Newman.[8] Darkoa is married with a child.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Newman, Dakoa". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Okaikwei South". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Meet the 40 female MPs-elect of 8th Parliament". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  4. ↑ "NPP Parliamentary Primaries: Dakoa Newman files nomination to contest in Okaikoi South". MyJoyOnline. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  5. ↑ Crabbe, Nathaniel (2020-06-20). "NPP Primaries: Dakoa Newman thrashes wins seat for South Okaikoi". Yen - Ghana news. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  6. ↑ Arhinful, Ernest (2020-06-20). "#NPPDecides: Dakoa Newman defeats incumbent MP for Okaikwei South, Ahmed Arthur". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. ↑ "NPP wins Okaikwei South parliamentary seat". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  8. ↑ "Victor Newman: Director of research at Presidency has died". Pulse Ghana. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  9. ↑ Myafricatoday (2020-06-13). "NPP Primaries: All You Need To Know About Dakoa Newman From Okaikoi South". Myafricatoday. Retrieved 2023-09-16.


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