Saani Iddi

Saani Iddi (born May 26, 1956) was a former Ghanaian politician and an entrepreneur.[1] He was a former Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing and a Member of Parliament for Wulensi in the Northern Region of Ghana.[2] Saani was also a former district chief executive of the Nanumba South District.[3]

Saani Iddi
Member of Parliament for Wulensi Constituency
In office
7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Personal details
Born26 May 1956
Died5 June 2012(2012-06-05) (aged 56)

Early life

Iddi was born on May 26, 1956 and hails from Wulensi in the Northern Region of Ghana. He attained a general certificate of education at the Advanced level.[4]

Politics

Iddi was a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[5] He was a candidate in the 1996 Ghanaian general election as a representative of the New Patriotic Party and won a seat for the party with a total of 6,636 making 26.70% of the total votes cast that year.[6] He lost his seat in the 2000 Ghanaian general election and was appointed by former president John Agyeikum Kuffour as the District Chief Executive of Nanumba north district.[7] After the New Patriotic Party had lost its term of office in the 2004 Ghanaian general election,he was appointed by the late president Evans Atta Mills as the deputy minister of water resources, works and housing for a year.[8] Iddi contested as an independent candidate in the 2008 Ghanaian general election and won with a total of 10,174 votes.[9] He died during his last year in office.

Personal life

Iddi was a muslim and was married with seven children. He died at the Korle Bu teaching hospital in Accra after he had been sick for sometime.[10]

Death

He died on June 5, 2012.[4]

References
  1. "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Online, Peace FM. "Death Lays Icy Hands On Wulensi MP". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Saani, Iddi (Alhaji) (DECEASED - 05/06/12)". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. "Welcome to Ghana Members of Parliament Website". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. "Former Deputy Minister for Water Resources Works and Housing passes on | Resource Centre Network Ghana". www.washghana.net. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Wulensi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. "MPs Mourn Colleague". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. "Parliament pays tribute to late MP". MyJoyOnline.com. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Wulensi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  10. "Wulensi MP is dead". funeralsinghana.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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