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J. H. Allassani

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J. H. Allassani
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amJoseph Edit
Ein date of birth1906 Edit
Place dem born amGumo Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationpolitician, teacher, minister Edit
Position eholdMinister for Health of Ghana, Member of the 1st Parliament of the Gold Coast, Member of the 2nd Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana, Member of the 2nd Parliament of the Gold Coast, Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana Edit
Political party ein memberConvention People's Party Edit
Religion anaa worldviewChristian, Christianity Edit

Joseph Henry Allassani be Ghanaian teacher den politician. He be member of parliament den minister of state during de first republic. He be de first health minister for de first republic of Ghana.[1]

Early life den education

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Dem born Allassani around 1906 at Gumo a suburb of de Kumbungu District about 9 km from Tamale insyd de Northern Region, Ghana then a territory of Togoland under de trusteeship of de United Kingdom.

He dey receive ein elementary education at Catholic schools insyd Tamale, Elmina, Sunyani, den finally at St. Peter ein insyd Kumasi. He enter de Government Teacher Training College insyd 1924 den graduate plus ein Certificate 'A' insyd 1926.[2]

Career den politics

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Allassani start ein teaching career for 1927 for St. Peter's Catholic School, Kumasi. He teach there for like twenty-two years. For 1949, he resign make he take appointment as secretary to de Dagomba Native Administration. Dat same year, dem elect am go de Northern Territories Council, den for 1951, he enter de legislative assembly as representative for Dagomba East under de Convention People's Party.[3][4][5] He officially assume office on 8 February 1951. On 1 April 1951, dem appoint am as ministerial secretary (deputy minister) for de ministry of development, den on 20 June 1954 he become Minister for Education, officially take de position on 21 June dat year. For 1955 and 1956, he dey argue for insyd de United Nations Trusteeship Council say make Northern Togoland integrate plus de Gold Coast.[6] Dem appoint am as Minister for Health insyd June 1956[7][8][9][10] till September 1959 wey dem appoint am as Ghana ein Resident Minister for Guinea. He hold dat post till 30 June 1960 wey dem appoint am as chairman for Rural Housing, officially take office on 1 July 1960, Republic Day. He serve for dat role till 1 January wey dem make am chairman of de State Paints Corporation. He dey hold dat position till February 1966 wey de Nkrumah government fall.

During ein tenure of office as a government official, he serve on various boards den committees, some which include; de Scholarship Selection Board, de Central Tender Board, de Erzuah Committee on Civil Service Salaries den de Committee on Transport insyd de Northern Territories. During de era of de National Liberation Council government he be sentenced to 3 months imprisonment plus hard labour by two asset commissions on de conviction of perjury den contempt of Justice Apaloo ein Commission.[11][12]

Ein life matter

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Allassani den ein wife Susana Andani get twelve kiddies.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Debates; National Assembly Official Report". Google Books. Accra, Government printing department. 1957.
  2. 1 2 Report of the Manyo-Plange (Assets) Commission, appointed under the Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1964 (Act 250) and N. L. C. (Investigation and Forfeiture of Assets) Decree, 1966 (N. L. C. D. 72) to enquire into the assets of specified persons (Report). Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1969. p. xv.
  3. ↑ "Report by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the General Assembly of the United Nations on the Administration of Togoland under United Kingdom Trusteeship". Google Books. H.M. Stationery Office: 19. 1955.
  4. ↑ A History of Higher Education in Northern Ghana, 1907–1976. Ghana Universities Press. 1990. p. 194. ISBN 9789964302153.
  5. ↑ "United Nations Bulletin, Volume 16". Google Books. United Nations Department of Public Information: 222. 1954.
  6. ↑ Rubin, J. A. (1962). Pictorial history of the United Nations. p. 181.
  7. ↑ Steinburg, S. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1960. p. 295. ISBN 9780230270893.
  8. ↑ "The British Commonwealth Year Book". Google Books. MacGibbon and Kee: 227. 1953.
  9. ↑ "GHANA'S CABINET". Crisis. USA: The Crisis Publishing Company. April 1957. p. 204. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ↑ Bawumia, Mumuni (1972). A life the Political History of Ghana:Memoirs of Alhaji Mumuni Bawumia. p. 116. ISBN 9789964303358.
  11. ↑ "Africa Report, Volume 12". Google Books. African-American Institute: 45. 1967.
  12. ↑ Rajasooria, J. P. (1972). Ghana & Nkrumah. p. 124. ISBN 9780871961914.
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