Kwamena Minta Nyarku

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Kwamena Minta Nyarku
human
Sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Name in native languageKwamena Minta Nyarku Edit
Given nameKwabena Edit
Family nameNyarku Edit
Date of birth7 December 1974 Edit
Place dem born amApewosika (Central Region) Edit
Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa signEnglish, Fante Edit
Occupationpolitician, senior lecturer Edit
Position dem holdMember of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana Edit
Work locationCape Coast Edit
Political party ein memberNational Democratic Congress Edit
Candidacy in election2020 Ghanaian general election Edit

Kwamena Minta Nyarku (dem born am on 7 December 1974) bi Ghanaian academic den politician who bi a member of de National Democratic Congress (NDC).[1][2][3] He bi de member of parliament for de Cape Coast North Constituency insyd de Central Region of Ghana.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Dem born Nyarku on 7 December 1974. He dey hail from Apewosika, Cape Coast in Central Region of Ghana.[4] He plet ein GCE Ordinary level den GCE Advanced level certificate insyd Business insyd 1992 den 1996 respectively for Adisadel College, Cape Coast. He san move go Komenda Training College wey he plet ein Teacher Certificate A (3 year Post Sec Teacher Cert A) insyd 1995.[5][6] Insyd 2000, he plet ein bachelor degree insyd education plus emphasis on Business Education at de University of Cape Coast.[7][4] He go on to de University of Ghana Business School, graduating plus a Master of Business Administration (MBA) insyd Marketing insyd 2003. He san bi a graduate for University of Leicester, where he plet with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) insyd Marketing insyd 2019 den the Chartered Institute of Marketing insyd de United Kingdom.[8]

Career[edit | edit source]

Nyarku bi Senior Lecturer for de Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, School of Business, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.[9][2][8][10]

Politics[edit | edit source]

Parliamentary bid[edit | edit source]

Nyarku stood for de National Democratic Congress primaries ahead of the 2020 elections.[7][11] He win de parliamentary bid say he go rep de National Democratic Congress for de Constituency insyd August 2019 after he go unoppose sake of de disqualification of ein two contenders.[12][13]

On 16 July 2020, ahead of de elections during the compilation for new ein voter register, dem disqualify am from holding a voter ID card sake of claims of registering insyd a suburb of Cape Coast, Nkanfoa, wey he no bi resident for a number of years as require by de registration laws.[14][15][16] Ein eligibility dem challenge by a polling agent of ein opponent party de New Patriotic Party (NPP) den refer to de District Registration Review Committee.[17] De District Registration Review Committee uphold de challenge den insyd August 2020, he file an appeal against de decision wey dem dismiss by de Cape Coast High Court.[18][19] On 22 September 2020, base on ein points wey he raise by ein lawyer Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, an Accra High Court, with de presiding judge Justice Stephen Oppong talk say through write of mandamus dey compell de Electoral Commission say he for register him since no court of competent jurisdiction go fi barr him from registering.[18][19][20]

On 1 October 2020, he go register in accordance to de ruling for de Accra High court. De issuing of de new ID card wey dem prompt another challenge by de New Patriotic Party wey dis time quashed by de District Registration Review Committee by a 5:2 majority vote paving way give him to file ein nomination go contest insyd de parliamentary elections.[21][22]

Insyd de 2020 Elections, Nyarku beat de incumbent member of parliament Barbara Asher Ayisi of de New Patriotic Party, wey she double as de deputy minister for works den housing den she bi former deputy minister for education. He garner 22,972 votes as against her 21,643 votes wey edey rep 51.49% den 48.51% respectively wey dem declare am as winner den member of parliament elect.

Member of Parliament[edit | edit source]

Nyarku dem swear ein into office as de Member of Parliament wey he dey rep de Cape Coast North Constituency insyd de 8th Parliament of de 4th Republic of Ghana on 7 January 2021. He serve as a member for de Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Nyarku bi Christian.[4] Ein nickie bi Ragga.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221128120554/https://3news.com/mahama-gives-protective-equipment-to-cape-coast-teaching-hospital-for-covid-19/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.modernghana.com/news/994746/ndc-cape-coast-north-parliamentary-aspirant-suppor.html
  3. ↑ https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/politics/go-and-register-ndc-parliamentary-candidate-for-cape-coast-north-dr-nyarku-court/enh7zps
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://new.ghanamps.com/mp/kwamena-minta-nyarku/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.modernghana.com/news/944364/ucc-senior-lecturer-contests-cape-coast-north-seat.html
  6. ↑ https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=20
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :2
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :3
  9. ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/UCC-Senior-Lecturer-picks-forms-to-contest-Cape-Coast-North-seat-for-NDC-762890
  10. ↑ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=x__SEMEAAAAJ&hl=en
  11. ↑ https://www.businessghana.com/
  12. ↑ https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/central-region-11-constituencies-out-of-ndc-primaries.html
  13. ↑ https://kuulpeeps.com/2020/09/29/cape-coast-north-constituency-the-two-main-parliamentary-aspirants/news
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230131193326/https://3news.com/ndc-cape-coast-north-parl-candidate-disqualified-as-a-voter/
  15. ↑ https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/court-orders-ec-to-register-ndc-cape-coast-north-parliamentary-candidate-dr-minta-nyarku.html
  16. ↑ https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/national/high-court-orders-ec-to-register-ndc-parliamentary-candidate-for-cape-coast-north/
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :4
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :6
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :5
  20. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :7
  21. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :9
  22. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :8
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