Amb.
Joseph Kojo Akudibillah
Ambassador to Vatican
In office
July 2017 – July 2021
PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
Succeeded byPast
Personal details
BornJanuary 1948 (age 75–76)
Ghana
Political partyIndependent Candidate
Childrenfour

Joseph Kojo Akudibillah (born January 1948) is a Ghanaian diplomat and an independent candidate.[1] He is currently Ghana's ambassador to the Vatican.[2]

Ambassadorial appointment

In July 2017, President Nana Akuffo-Addo named Joseph Kojo Akudibillah as Ghana's ambassador to Vatican. He was among twenty two other distinguished Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic Ghanaian mission in the world.[2][3][4]

Early life

Akudibilla was a parishioner of the St Anthony's Catholic Church at Daduuri in the Bawku Municipality of the Catholic Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga prior to his appointment as Ambassador to the Vatican in 2017.[5] He holds an academic diploma in nursing sciences.[1]

Personal life

Mrs Margaret Adunadaga Minyila is the spouse of Joseph Akudibillah[6] with which he has four children.[1]

Politics

He was also the MP for the then Garu-Tempane Constituency from 2000 to 2004.[5] In the year 2000, he won the general elections as the member of parliament for the Garu-Tempane constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana.[7] He won as an independent candidate in that election for the Upper East Region. Akudibillah was elected with 14,282 valid votes cast.[7] This was equivalent to 45.40% of the total valid votes cast.[7] He was elected over Dominic Azumah Azimbe of the National Democratic Congress, William Pullam of the Peoples National Convention Party, Emmanuel S.N.Asigri of the New Patriotic Party, Tindogo D.Ashock of the Convention Peoples Party, Halid M.Yussif of the United Ghana Movement and Hamidu Sahanona of the National Reform Party.[7] These acquired 12,224, 2,908, 1,360, 293, 246,138 votes out of the total valid votes cast respectively.[7] These were equivalent to 38.90%, 9.20%, 4.30%,0.90%, 0.80%, 0.40% respectively of total valid votes cast.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of Ghana to the Holy See". Vatican press. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. 1 2 "Here's a full list of Akufo-Addo's 22 newly appointed Ambassadors". myjoyonline. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Agency, Ghana News. "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Ghana, Presidency of. "President Akufo-Addo appoints 22 more Ambassadors". presidency of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Pope Francis honours Ghana's Ambassador to the Vatican". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  6. ↑ "Ghana Embassy to The Holy See - ACCREDITATION OF H.E. JOSEPH KOJO AKUDIBILLAH AS AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA TO THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA". Ghana embassy holysee Croatia. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Garu Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-04.


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