Dakoa Newman Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Birth Date:1985 6, df=yes
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:New Patriotic Party
Alma Mater:University of Ghana, Legon
Profession:Project Manager
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of Parliament for
Okaikwei South Constituency
Term Start:7 January 2021
Predecessor:Arthur Ahmed
Minister:Gender, Children and Social Protection

Dakoa Newman (born 6 June 1985) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1] She is the member of parliament for the Okaikwei South Constituency.[2] [3] She is the daughter of Victor Newman who was also a politician and founding member of the New Patriotic Party.

She was appointed the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection on February 14th.[4]

Early life and education

She was born on 6 June 1985 into a Christian family and hails from Akropong and Osu. She completed Wesley Girls Senior High School, Cape Coast. She is a chartered Project Management Professional (PMP)and a chartered Risk Management Professional (RMP) certified by the Project Management Institute, USA(2017.[1] She also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon and a Master’s Degree in Program and Project Management from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

Politics

In June 2020, she stood for the New Patriotic Party primaries for Okaikwei South.[5] Newman defeated incumbent member of parliament Arthur Ahmed and Nana Fredua by getting 440 votes, whilst the two others got 327 votes and 27 votes respectively.[6] [7]

She won the 2020 December parliamentary elections for the Okaikwei South Constituency. She was declared winner by getting 40,393 votes representing 60.82% against her closest contender Abraham Kotei Neequaye of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who had 26,019 votes representing 39.18%.[8]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Ghanaian politician Victor Newman.[9] Darkoa is married with a child.[10] .She is a christian.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newman, Dakoa. 2021-04-09. Ghana MPS. en-US.
  2. Web site: Parliamentary Results for Okaikwei South . 2020-12-19 . GhanaWeb..
  3. Web site: Meet the 40 female MPs-elect of 8th Parliament . 2020-12-19 . MyJoyOnline. . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2024-02-14 . New faces in Akufo-Addo's government after ministerial reshuffle - MyJoyOnline . 2024-02-21 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
  5. Web site: 18 February 2020 . NPP Parliamentary Primaries: Dakoa Newman files nomination to contest in Okaikoi South . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122032830/https://www.myjoyonline.com/npp-parliamentary-primaries-dakoa-newman-files-nomination-to-contest-in-okaikoi-south/ . 2021-01-22 . 2020-12-19 . MyJoyOnline. . en-US.
  6. Web site: Crabbe . Nathaniel . 2020-06-20 . NPP Primaries: Dakoa Newman thrashes wins seat for South Okaikoi . 2020-12-19 . Yen - Ghana news. . en.
  7. Web site: Arhinful. Ernest. 2020-06-20.
    1. NPPDecides: Dakoa Newman defeats incumbent MP for Okaikwei South, Ahmed Arthur
    . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200720200243/https://citinewsroom.com/2020/06/nppdecides-dakoa-newman-defeats-incumbent-mp-for-okaikwei-south-ahmed-arthur/ . 2020-07-20 . 2020-12-19. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US.
  8. Web site: NPP wins Okaikwei South parliamentary seat. 2020-12-19. BusinessGhana.
  9. Web site: 2020-12-10. Victor Newman: Director of research at Presidency has died. 2020-12-19. Pulse Ghana. en-US.
  10. Web site: Myafricatoday . 2020-06-13 . NPP Primaries: All You Need To Know About Dakoa Newman From Okaikoi South . 2023-09-16 . Myafricatoday. . en-US.
  11. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2024-07-28 . www.parliament.gh.