Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Carlos Ahenkorah
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp:Tema West constituency
Parliament:Ghana
Term Start:7 January 2017
Office2:Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry
Term Start2:March 2017
Term End2:July 2020
President2:Nana Akuffo-Addo
Successor2:Incumbent
Birth Date:20 July 1966
Birth Place:Ghana
Birthname:Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:New Patriotic Party

Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament of Tema West constituency. Also, he was a Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry in Ghana. He is also the CEO of Carlos King Freight Services.[1]

Education

Ahenkorah attended Tema Secondary School and Abuakwa State College. He obtained a Master of Arts (Ports and Shipping Administration) degree from the Regional Maritime University, Nungua-Accra and the University of Ghana Business School in 2013.[2]

Career

He worked at Jospong Consortium as a sales executive from 2004 to 2006. He was the marketing manager of Zoomlion Ghana Limited and the manager director of J. A. Plant Pool Limited between 2007 and 2012.[3] He has been a lecturer at the Regional Maritime University since 2005 and lectured at Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) since 2010. He has been running Carlos King Freight Services since 1992.[4]

Politics

Ahenkorah is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He is currently the Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency.[5]

Committees

Ahenkorah is the Chairperson for the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee; a member of the Privileges Committee and also a member of the Works and Housing Committee.

Controversy

He was compelled to resign from his position as Minister of State after testing positive for COVID-19 and flouted health protocols and going out to interact with party supporters. In 2020, he went to a registration center whilst he was COVID-19 positive.[6] This was at a time when he was to have been in self isolation. For this action pressure group Occupy Ghana demanded his expulsion from government.[7] He was given an ultimatum by the president to tender his resignation.[8] On the 3rd of July 2020, he resigned from office.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] In January 2021, during a national live telecast of the election of the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, Ahenkorah was seen snatching ballot sheets from the chamber during the voting process, before they were retrieved by security personnel and opposition lawmakers, as he bolted for the exit.[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

The Majority Leader of the eight parliament of Ghana, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu denied speculations that he had instructed Carlos Ahenkorah to snatch ballot papers.[25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana MPs – MP Details – Ahenkorah, Kingsley Carlos . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143324/http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=5500 . 2021-01-08 . 2020-12-07 . GhanaMps..
  2. Web site: Ghana MPs – MP Details – Ahenkorah, Kingsley Carlos . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143302/http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=5500 . 2021-01-08 . 2020-12-07 . GhanaMps..
  3. Web site: Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, Biography . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143340/https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Carlos-Kingsley-Ahenkorah-2932 . 2021-01-08 . 2020-12-07 . GhanaWeb..
  4. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143324/https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=248 . 2021-01-08 . 2020-12-07 . parliament of ghana.
  5. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2023-07-29 . parliament of ghana.
  6. Web site: Carlos Ahenkorah resigns after breaching Covid-19 protocols . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143309/https://www.myjoyonline.com/ . 2021-01-08 . 2020-12-07 . MyJoyOnline. . en-US.
  7. Web site: OccupyGhana wants Carlos Ahenkorah dismissed, prosecuted. 2020-12-08. Graphic Online. en-gb. 2021-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143309/https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/occupyghana-wants-carlos-ahenkorah-dismissed-prosecuted.html. live.
  8. Web site: GNBCC News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143334/https://www.gnbcc.net/News/Item/4954 . 2021-01-08 . 2020-12-07 . gnbcc..
  9. Web site: Deputy Trade Minister, Carlos Ahenkorah resigns for breaching COVID-19 protocols. 2020-12-07. Graphic Online. en-gb. 2021-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143326/https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/deputy-trade-minister-carlos-ahenkorah-resigns-after-breaching-covid-19-protocols.html. live.
  10. Web site: 2020-07-03. Carlos Ahenkorah resigns as Deputy Minister of Trade after breaching COVID-19 protocols. 2020-12-08. Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US. 2021-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143326/https://citinewsroom.com/2020/07/carlos-ahenkorah-resigns-as-deputy-minister-of-trade/. live.
  11. Web site: Deputy Ministers. 2 August 2017. Government of Ghana. 24 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190924104720/http://ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/deputy-ministers. dead.
  12. Web site: 15 March 2017. Akufo-Addo releases names of 50 deputy and 4 more ministerial nominees. 2 August 2017. Graphic Ghana.
  13. Web site: 15 March 2017. List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143328/https://yen.com.gh/90398-list-akufo-addos-50-deputy-ministers-news-ministers.html. 8 January 2021. 2 August 2017. Yen Ghana.
  14. Web site: 15 March 2017. Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state. 2 August 2017. Cifi FM Online. 8 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143347/https://citifmonline.com/2017/03/akufo-addo-names-50-deputies-4-ministers-of-state/. live.
  15. Web site: 20 February 2017. Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers. 2 August 2017. Ghana Web. 8 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108143328/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/Akufo-Addo-picks-deputy-ministers-511811. live.
  16. Web site: Carlos Ahenkora escape blows after snatching ballot papers. 2021-01-08. Modern Ghana. en.
  17. Web site: 2021-01-07 . What Carlos Ahenkorah did was unnecessary, he ought to be sanctioned – Murtala . 2021-01-08 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  18. Web site: How Carlos Ahenkorah became a meme on social media – MyJoyOnline.com . 2021-01-08 . Myjoyonline. . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2020-12-15 . 'Carlos Ahenkorah used soldiers to snatch Tema West seat' – Reports . 2021-01-08 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  20. Web site: Quist . Ebenezer . 2021-01-07 . NPP's Tema West MP-elect snatches ballot papers during counting; NDC jubilates . 2021-01-08 . Yen – Ghana news. . en.
  21. Web site: 2021-01-08 . Swearing in of 8th parliament: Behaviour of MPs 'disgraceful, disgusting' – Edgar Wiredu . 2021-01-08 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  22. Web site: Bringing military into Chamber unacceptable; must be investigated – Mohammed Murtala – MyJoyOnline.com . 2021-01-08 . Myjoyonline. . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2021-01-07. Soldiers burst into Ghana's parliament ahead of swearing-in – Las Vegas Sun Newspaper. 2021-01-08. lasvegassun.com. en.
  24. Web site: Tema West MP-elect, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah snatches ballot paper in parliament Citi Newsroom – YouTube . 2021-01-08 . youtube..
  25. Web site: 2021-01-14. I didn’t instruct Carlos Ahenkorah to snatch ballot papers – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. 2021-01-27. Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US.
  26. Web site: Ballot snatching: Carlos Ahenkorah was possessed by ‘unfamiliar’ spirits – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu GhHeadlines Total News Total Information . 2021-01-27 . ghheadlines. . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2021-01-14 . I didn't conspire with Carlos to snatch ballot papers – Mensah-Bonsu . 2021-01-27 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  28. Web site: Kelvin. Adepa's. I Didn’t Instruct Carlos Ahenkorah To Snatch The Ballot Papers – Osei Mensa Bonsu – Ghana Latest News Authentic Ghana News Exclusive Ghana News. 2021-01-27. en-US. 2023-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20230506123503/https://adepanews.com/i-didnt-instruct-carlos-ahenkorah-to-snatch-the-ballot-papers-osei-mensa-bonsu/. dead.
  29. Web site: I Didn't Instructs Carlos Ahenkorah To Snatch Ballot Papers – Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu Finally Speaks. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201035149/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xt0G3YSPLc . 2021-02-01 . KWASI Hub TV.
  30. Web site: 2021-01-08. I NEVER INSTRUCTED CARLOS AHENKORAH TO SNATCH BALLOT PAPERS- OSEI KYEI-MENSAH-BONSU. 2021-01-27. KINGDOM FM ONLINE. en-US. 2021-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023075948/https://www.kingdomfmonline.com/featured/i-never-instructed-carlos-ahenkorah-to-pick-ballot-papers-osei-kyei-mensah-bonsu/. dead.
  31. Web site: Kyei Mensah did not coax me into snatching ballot papers – Carlos Ahenkorah – MyJoyOnline.com . 2021-01-27 . Myjoyonline . en-US.
  32. Web site: Online . Peace FM . Kyei Mensah Bonsu Didn’t Instruct Me To Snatch Ballot – Carlos Ahenkorah . 2021-01-27 . Peacefmonline– Ghana news.

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