Kofi Amankwa-Manu

Kofi Amankwa-Manu is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1][2] He is the member of parliament elect for the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[3]

Hon.

Kofi Amankwa-Manu
Member of Parliament for
Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Career

Amankwa-Manu served in the office of the president as the Head of Impact Assessment Unit during first term of President Nana Akufo-Addo as president of Ghana.[1]

Politics

Ahead of the 2020 elections, Amankwa-Manu entered the race for the parliamentary candidate in the NPP primaries in the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency.[4][5][6][7] In June 2020 he won the primaries for the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency after defeating incumbent member of parliament Kojo Appiah Kubi who had served as member of parliament for three terms and been in parliament since January 2009.[8][9] He won by securing 415 votes whilst the incumbent had 69 votes.[10]

Amankwa-Manu was elected member of parliament for Atwima-Kwanwoma in the 2020 December parliamentary elections. He was declared winner in the parliamentary elections after obtaining 78,209 votes representing 83.78% against his closest contender the National Democratic Congress' candidate Grace Agyemang Asamoah[4] of who had 14,730 votess representing 15.78%.[11]

References
  1. "'I'll provide meaningful devt if...'". Ghanaian Times. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. Nartey, Laud (2020-09-11). "Adopt modern agric practices – NPP PC". 3NEWS. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. FM, Peace. "Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. "Parliamentary Aspirants Pledge Peace In Polls". The Chronicle Online. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  5. Quaye, Samuel. "NPP must rally grassroots support for victory in 2020 - Aspirant". www.gna.org.gh. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  6. "NPP primaries: Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, 12 others go unopposed". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  7. "NPP Primaries; Atwima Kwanwoma Is A Constituency To Watch". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  8. "List of 'fallen' MPs after NPP parliamentary primaries". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  9. FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  10. "#NPPDecides: 10 incumbent MPs in Ashanti Region lose primaries". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  11. FM, Peace. "Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
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