Yaw Oppong Kyekyeku
Hon. Yaw Oppong Kyekyeku | |
|---|---|
| Member of parliament for Dormaa East constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1993 – 7 January 1997 | |
| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas K. Adjei- Kyeremeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1947 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | Wesley College, Kumasi |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Educationist |
Yaw Oppong Kyekyeku (born 1 September 1947) is a Ghanaian politician and educationist. He was a member of the first parliament of the Fourth Republic, and a member of parliament for Dormaa East in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Kyekyeku was born in 1947. He attended Wesley College, Kumasi, where he received a teacher training certificate in mathematics.[1]
Political career
[edit]He was a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[2] In April 1991 he was dismissed from the Provisional National Defense Council on the grounds of "mental exhaustion", but then returned in July, allowing him to contest the parliamentary primaries.[3] He won these and contested the Dormaa East seat as an NDC candidate.[4][5] Prior to winning the seat, he was a former district secretary in Afiagya Sekyere in the Ashanti region from 1986 to 1993.[6][7] He served for one term in parliament, and was replaced by Nicholas K. Adjei-Kyeremeh of the National Democratic Congress who polled 9,103 votes representing 36.10% of the total votes cast. Adjei-Kyeremeh won the seat against Stephen Adoma-Yeboah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Gyabaah Samuel of the People's National Convention whose votes represent 29.60% and 1.40% of the total votes respectively.[8] In 2002 Kyekyeku resigned from the NDC to join the NPP claiming his decision is to make sure: "survival of the new political dispensation by carrying out my capacity building exercise for metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies."[9]
Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 305.
- ^ Ephson, Ben (1992). Elections '92.
- ^ "Oppong Kyekyeku joins NPP from NDC". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Occasional Papers. Centre of African Studies, Edinburgh University. 1993.
- ^ 1992 Parliamentary Nominations: All Regions Breakdown. 1993.
- ^ Ninsin, Kwame Akon; Drah, F. K. (1993). Political Parties and Democracy in Ghana's Fourth Republic: Proceedings of a Seminar Organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, Legon on 2nd and 3rd July, 1992. Woeli Publishing Services. ISBN 978-9964-978-14-3.
- ^ West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company Limited. April 1990.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament - Brong Ahafo Region Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Oppong Kyekyeku joins NPP from NDC". www.ghanaweb.com. 19 January 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2021.