Desmond De-Graft Paitoo
| Sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Name in native language | Desmond De-Graft Paitoo |
| Given name | Desmond |
| Family name | Paitoo |
| Date of birth | 21 August 1969 |
| Place dem born am | Gomoa East District |
| Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign | English, Fante |
| Occupation | politician, freight handler |
| Position dem hold | Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana |
| Educate for | City and Guilds of London Institute |
| Work location | Gomoa East District |
| Political party ein member | National Democratic Congress |
| Candidacy in election | 2020 Ghanaian general election |
| Religion anaa worldview | Christianity |
Desmond De-Graft Paitoo (dem born am on 21 August 1969) be Ghanaian politician wey rydee serve as de Member of Parliament for de Gomoa East Constituency.[1][2][3]
Early life den education[edit | edit source]
Dem born Desmond De-Graft am on 21 August 1969 den he dey hail from Gomoa Dasum insyd de Central Region of Ghana. Desmond De-Graft get ein MSLC insyd 1987, City and Guild Intermediate insyd Mechanical Engineering insyd 1991 den ein Degree insyd Supply Chain Management (Procurement) insyd 2018.[4][5]
Career[edit | edit source]
Desmond De-Graft be Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Desreen Shipping den Logistics.[4][5][6] He be freight forwarder.[7]
Political life[edit | edit source]
Desmond De-Graft be member of de National Democratic Congress.[8] He contest den win de NDC parliamentary primaries for Gomoa East Constituency insyd Central Region of Ghana.[7][9]
2016 election[edit | edit source]
Insyd de 2016 Ghanaian general election, he lose de Gomoa East Constituency parliamentary seat to de New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate Kojo Asemanyi. He lose plus 15,010 votes wey edey make 42.5% of de total votes cast wey Kojo get 17,654 votes wey edey make 50.0% of de total votes cast, Independent candidate Marcus Yaw Danso wey go get 1,604 votes wey edey make 4.5% for de total votes cast, Eunice Assuman of PPP who san get 920 votes wey dey make 2.6% of de total votes cast den Godfred Kumedzro Cudjo of CPP get 105 votes wey dey make 0.3% of de total votes cast.[10]
2020 election[edit | edit source]
Desmond De-Graft win de parliamentary seat for de Gomoa East Constituency during de 2020 Ghanaian general elections on de ticket give de National Democratic Congress plus 36,637 votes wey edey make 49.46% for de total votes cast go join de Eighth (8th) Parliament for de Fourth Republic of Ghana against Kojo Asemanyi of de New Patriotic Party who get 135,873 votes wey edey make 48.42% of de total votes cast, Samuel Kofi Essel of GUM wey get 1,397 votes wey edey make 1.89% of de total votes cast den Emmanuel Otchere of UPP who san gey 173 votes wey edey make 0.23% of de total votes cast.[5][11][12][13]
Committees[edit | edit source]
Desmond De-Graft be member of de House Committee. He san be member of de Food, Agriculture den Cocoa Affairs Committee for de Eighth (8th) Parliament of de Fourth Republic of Ghana.[4]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Desmond De-Graft be Christian.[4][5]
Philanthropy[edit | edit source]
Insyd January 2022, he pledge say he go support de construction of health facility plus hospital furniture den oda items for Dampase insyd de Central Region.[14]
Controversy[edit | edit source]
Insyd November 2020, Akwasi Adjetey wey be businessman sue De-Graft by for allegedly collapsing ein business.[15]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Degraft Paitoo wins Gomoa East NDC primary re-run". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ↑ "Accra food prices 'far cry' from food-centre prices | Afriyie Akoto says mini 'makola' in the offing at his Agric ministry's compound". classfmonline. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ↑ Abedu-Kennedy, Dorcas (2020-11-13). "The Big Debate: Gomoa East MP, NDC PC battle it out over projects". Adomonline. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Paitoo, De-Graft Desmond". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ "LinkedIn". gh.linkedin.com.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Degraft Paitoo wins Gomoa East NDC primary re-run". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ "Businessman sues Gomoa East NDC parliamentary candidate". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ↑ "#NDCDecides: Central Region primaries results". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ FM, Peace. "2016 Election - Gomoa East Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ↑ FM, Peace. "Gomoa East Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ "2020 PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS – Electoral Commission". ec government of ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ Coverghana.com.gh (2020-12-17). "Election 2020: Breakdown of parliamentary seats won by NDC". Coverghana. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ "Commissioning of CHPS Compound at Dampase". geda government of ghana. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ↑ "Businessman sues Gomoa East NDC parliamentary candidate". GhanaWeb. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2022-01-19.