Adams Abdul Salam Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Adams Abdul-Salam
Office:Member of Parliament for
New Edubease Constituency
Term Start:7 January 2021
Predecessor:George Boahen Oduro
Birth Date:16 December 1985
Birth Place:New Edubiase, Ghana
Birthname:Adams Abdul Salam
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:National Democratic Congress
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Research Associate
Committees:Subsidiary Legislation Committee; Local Government and Rural Development Committee

Adams Abdul-Salam (born on Monday, 16 December 1985) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1] [2] [3] He is the member of Parliament for the New Edubease Constituency in the Ashanti region.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Early life and education

Adams Abdul-Salam was born in New Edubiase in Ashanti Region on 16 December 1985.[9] He attended Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana where he completed with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political studies in 2009.[10] [11] Abdul-Salam holds a master's degree in Rural Development with emphasis on Rural Policy from Brandon University, Canada, completing in 2016. He is also an alumnus of Kumasi High School which he completed in 2003.[12]

Career

Early career

Abdul-Salam served as a Rural Policy Officer at the Rural Development Institute, Canada and later as a Research Associate Rural Community and Mental Health Lab, Brandon University Canada.[13]

Football administration

He also served as an Administrative Officer at New Edubiase United Football Club. He currently serves as a board member of the club.[14]

Politics

Parliamentary bid

Abdul-Salam won the parliamentary bid to represent the National Democratic Congress for the New Edubease Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections in August 2019 after he went unopposed.[15] [16] [17]

In December 2020, He won the New Edubease Constituency in the parliamentary elections. He won by polling 19,961 votes representing 52.4% against his closest opponent the incumbent member of parliament, George Boahen Oduro of the New Patriotic Party who obtained 17,913 votes representing 47.0% of the votes cast.[18] The New Edubease seat was one of the seats that was taken away from the National Democratic Congress by the New Patriotic Party in the 2016 Parliamentary Elections but they couldn't retain it for an extra 4 years.[19]

Member of Parliament

Abdul-Salam was sworn in as Member of Parliament representing the New Edubease Constituency in the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana on 7 January 2021.

Committees

He serves as a member on the Subsidiary Legislation Committee and the Local Government and Rural Development Committee of Parliament.

Personal life

Abdul-Salam is a Muslim. His elder brother, Yakubu Abdul-Salam is the CEO, Founder and President of New Edubiase United Football Club.[20] [21] [22] He is a Bissa by tribe.[23]

Philanthropy

In May 2022, he presented over 4,500 pieces of hand sanitizers to the people of New Edubiase Constituency during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana.[24]

References

  1. Web site: Ahiable. Gloria Kafui. 2019-08-23. Aggrieved New Edubiase NDC threaten to defect to NPP over 'imposition' of parliamentary candidate. 2020-12-24. The Ghana Report. en.
  2. Web site: Owusu. Sylvester. 2020-05-10. COVID-19: New Edubiase's Adams Salam donates Nose Masks, Veronica Buckets and more to Constituents. 2020-12-24. Vibeweek. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2022-04-01 . NDC MPs Fight Parliament Staff . 2022-08-23 . DailyGuide Network . en-US.
  4. Web site: Woode . Austin . 16 December 2020 . Getting a stadium for New Edubiase will be my priority – MP-elect . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414181657/https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/getting-a-stadium-for-new-edubiase-will-be-my-priority-mp-elect/ . 2021-04-14 . 2020-12-24 . MyJoyOnline. . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2020-12-11. New Edubiase MP-elect promises to develop football in the constituency. 2020-12-24. GhanaSoccernet. en.
  6. Web site: Daniel Kenu, Suleiman Mustapha. 9 December 2020. NDC reclaims seats in Ashanti. live. 14 April 2021. Graphic Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107022259/https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/ndc-reclaims-seats-in-ashanti.html . 2021-01-07 .
  7. News: Yamoah . Benjamin . 2022-03-14 . New Edubiase MP questions Government's logic in abandoning old stadium to build new one — Starr Fm . Starr Fm . 2022-08-23 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Adams, Abdul-Salam . 2023-08-18 . Ghana MPS . en-US.
  9. Web site: Official Profile Adams, Abdul-Salam. live. 14 April 2021. Ghana MPS. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414174706/http://new.ghanamps.com/mp/adams-abdul-sakam/ . 2021-04-14 .
  10. Web site: Nyankson. Georgette. 2018-10-16. RPLC Welcomes New Team Members. 2020-12-24. Rural Policy Learning Commons (RPLC/CAPR). en-CA.
  11. Web site: Adams, Abdul-Salam . 2022-08-23 . Ghana MPS . en-US.
  12. Web site: Tahiru. Fentuo. 8 December 2020. Kumasi High School Old Students congratulate Abdul Salam Adams for winning New Edubiase seat. live. 14 April 2021. Citinewsroom. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226045136/https://citinewsroom.com/2020/12/kumasi-high-school-old-students-congratulate-abdul-salam-adams-for-winning-new-edubiase-seat/ . 2021-02-26 .
  13. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2022-08-23 . www.parliament.gh.
  14. Web site: 12 December 2020. New Edubiase MP-elect promises to develop football in the constituency. live. 14 April 2021. GhanaWeb. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414181658/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/New-Edubiase-MP-elect-promises-to-develop-football-in-the-constituency-1131275 . 2021-04-14 .
  15. Web site: 2019-08-26. Full list of winners and losers at NDC parliamentary primaries. 2020-12-24. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US.
  16. Web site: 2019-08-24. New Edubiase: NDC delegates boycott elections, threaten to defect to NPP. 2020-12-24. ABC News Ghana. en-US.
  17. Web site: 23 August 2019 . Forty constituencies in Ashanti would not hold NDC primaries – Ghana Online News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230426181827/https://ghanaonlinenews.com/forty-constituencies-in-ashanti-would-not-hold-ndc-primaries/ . 2023-04-26 . 2020-12-24 . GhanaOnlineNews..
  18. Web site: FM. Peace. 2020 Election - New Edubiase Constituency Results. 2021-04-14. Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  19. Web site: Abedu-Kennedy . Dorcas . 2020-12-09 . Election 2020: At least 111 current MPs are not returning to Parliament . 2020-12-24 . Adomonline. . en-US.
  20. Web site: Abdul Salam Yakubu Commends GFA For Canceling Football Season. 2021-04-14. Modern Ghana. en.
  21. Web site: Osman. Abdul Wadudu. 20 June 2020. Stop pressuring government to resume football - Abdul Salam Yakubu. live. 14 April 2021. Football Made In Ghana. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627010748/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/06/26/stop-pressuring-government-to-resume-football-abdul-salam-yakubu/ . 2020-06-27 .
  22. Web site: Bonaventure . Kolog Yenwonah . BRUTALITY: I was Hearts of Oak supporter but now I pledge Kotoko – Abdul Salam reveals Ghana Sports Center . 2021-04-14 . Ghana sport center . en-US.
  23. Web site: The Bissa 5: Meet The Five Bissa Men Contesting 2020 Parliamentary Seats . 2022-08-23 . Modern Ghana . en.
  24. Web site: 2020-03-27 . Covid-19: NDC Parliamentary Candidate distributes Hand Sanitizers to constituents . 2022-08-23 . GhanaNewsOnline . en-US.

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