Andrew Dari Chiwitey Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon
Andrew Dari Chiwitey
Constituency Mp:Sawla-Tuna Kalba
Parliament:Ghana
Term Start:7 January 2021
Birth Date:1970 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Nakoiyiri
Birthname:Andrew Dari Chiwitey
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:New Patriotic Party
Occupation:Politician
Committees:Public Accounts Committee, Environment, Science and Technology Committee

Andrew Dari Chiwitey (born 27 September 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sawla-Tuna Kalba Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Chiwitey hails from Nakoiyiri in the Northern Region of Ghana. He holds an HND in Sec/Management Studies from Tamale Polytechnic, Masters in Human Resource Development and a B.A, Master of Arts from the University of Cape Coast.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Politics

Chiwitey is a member of the National Democratic Congress(Ghana).

2016 election

He contested the 2016 Ghanaian general election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and won the Sawla-Tuba Kalba constituency Parliament seat. He won the election with 17,209 of the total votes, representing 66.68%. He won the parliamentary seat over the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate Jame Kpibo Suuyehzi who polled 8,301 votes representing 32.16%, Ibrahim Yakubu also contested the parliamentary seat on the ticket of the PPP and polled 202 votes representing 0.78%, and the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's party Albert Iddisah had 98 votes which is equivalent to 0.38% of the total vote cast.[8]

2020 election

Chiwitey was re-elected as a member of parliament for Sawla-Tuba Kalba constituency during the 2020 Ghanaian general election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress with 21,382 votes, equivalent to 65.9%. He won the election over the parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party Banasco Seidu Nuhu who polled 10,780 votes representing 33.2% of the total vote, and Yakubu Ibrahim who was the parliamentary candidate for the NDP had 308 votes representing 1.0% of the total votes.[9]

Committees

Chiwitey is a member of the Government assurance committee and the deputy ranking member on Parliament works and housing committee.[10] [11]

Personal life

He is a Christian.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana MPs – List of MPs . 2019-02-15 . GhanaMps..
  2. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2022-11-10 . parliament of ghana.
  3. Web site: PROFILE: Hon. Andrew Dari Chiwitey . 2022-11-10 . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2022-11-10 . parliament of ghana.
  5. Web site: Andrew Dari Chiwitey, Biography . 2022-11-10 . GhanaWeb..
  6. Web site: Chiwitey, Dari Andrew . 2022-11-10 . Ghana MPS . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2022-09-22 . Hon. Andrew Dari Chiwitey Sponsors Mock Exams for BECE Candidates. . 2022-11-10 . Yagbon Radio Online . en-US.
  8. Web site: FM . Peace . Sawla / Kalba Constituency Results - Election 2016 . 2023-10-10 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  9. Web site: FM . Peace . 2020 Election - Sawla / Kalba Constituency Results . 2023-10-10 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  10. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2023-10-12 . parliament of ghana.
  11. Web site: 2023-01-02 . Government masterminded looting of Saglemi - Sawla-Tuna-Kalba MP - MyJoyOnline . 2023-10-12 . Myjoyonline. . en-US.