Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah

Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah is a Ghanaian academic, engineer, and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Kwadaso Constituency.

Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah
MP for Kwadaso
Assumed office
January 2017
PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
Preceded byOwusu Afriyie Akoto
Personal details
Born25 July
Tanoso, Kumasi
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Spouse(s)Nana Akosua Serwaa Nuamah
CommitteesMines and Energy committee, poverty reduction strategy committee

Early life

Born on 25 July, Nuamah is from Tanoso, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He holds an engineering doctorate (EngD) and a master's degree from The University of Nottingham UK and Cranfield University UK respectively, and subsequently lectured at University of Ghana before entering parliament in 2017.[1]

2015 parliamentary primary

In June 2015, Nuamah contested the constituency primary with the hope of securing enough votes to allow him contest the constituency parliamentary election.[2] Five other people including the incumbent Owusu Afriyie Akoto and Josephine Hilda Addo, a former Member of Parliament for the constituency, contested the election. He won the election with 191 of the total votes cast.[2]

2016 General Elections

Out of 68541 votes casted in Ghana's general election, Nuamah won over 90% of the votes, beating his rivals Monica Buamah of the National Democratic Congress, David Akwasi Adongo of the People's National Convention and Kwame Boateng Antwi of the Convention People's Party to represent the Kwadaso Constituency in the Parliament of Ghana.[3]

Personal life

Nuamah is married to Nana Akosua Serwaa Nuamah and has one child with her.

References
  1. Frimpong, Enoch Darfah. "Akufo-Addo picks Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto as his Agric Minister". graphic.com.gh. Graphic Communications Group. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. chronicle, the. "I Was Beaten Fairly-Dr. Afriyie Akoto". thechronicle.com.gh. thechronicle. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. MPS, Ghana. "Full MP Details Nuamah, Samiu Kwadwo". ghanamps.com. Ghana MPS. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.