Daniel Okyem Aboagye Explained

Daniel Okyem Aboagye
Constituency Mp:Bantama Constituency
Parliament:Ghana
Majority:Yes
Predecessor:Henry Kwabena Kokofu
Successor:Francis Asenso-Boakye
Birth Date:31 December 1973
Birth Place:Atwima Boko, Ghana
Death Place:Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:New Patriotic Party
Alma Mater:Troy University

Daniel Okyem Aboagye (31 December 1973 – 23 September 2023) was a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Okyem Aboagye was born in Atwima Boko in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on 31 December 1973.[4]

Aboagye studied at the University of Ghana where he received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He graduated in 2002 with an MBA and MIS in Accounting from Troy University, Alabama, USA. Okyem Aboagye was certified in 2003 as a public accountant at the Certified Public Accountant of USA.

Career

Aboagye started his career as the branch manager of SINAPI ABA TRUST in 1998. He later became the project manager of Opportunity International in 2003–2006. Okyem Aboagye was the financial controller of Globe Union in the US and CEO of MGI Microfinance in 2008–2012. He was the CEO of 2M Express Transport Services.

Politics

In 2015 he contested and won the NPP parliamentary primaries for Bantama (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He won this parliamentary seat during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections. In June 2020, he lost the bid to represent the New Patriotic Party after losing in the primaries to Francis Asenso-Boakye, who is now the member of parliament for the Bantama (Ghana parliament constituency).[5]

Committees

Aboagye served as a member of the Finance and Economic Committee in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

Personal life and death

Aboagye was married with children.[6]

Okyem Aboagye died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on 23 September 2023, at the age of 49.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-03-17 . Home-grown solutions can be adopted to save Cedi free fall - Former Bantama MP - MyJoyOnline.com . 2022-08-06 . myjoyonline . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-06-17 . Ras Mubarak, Okyem Aboagye clash over scrapping of MPs Common Fund - MyJoyOnline.com . 2022-08-06 . Myjoyonline. . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2019-11-01 . NPP achievements have put NDC in fear - Okyem Aboagye - MyJoyOnline.com . 2022-08-06 . Myjoyonline. . en-US.
  4. Web site: Ghana MPs - MP Details - Okyem Aboagye, Daniel . 2019-04-27 . Ghana MPs.
  5. News: #NPPDecides: Asenso-Boakye floors Okyem Aboagye to win Bantama primary . citinewsroom. . 25 February 2021.
  6. Web site: 2023-09-23 . 5 things to know about the late Okyem Aboagye, MP for Bantama . 2023-09-23 . GhanaWeb . en.
  7. Web site: 2023-09-23 . Former Bantama MP Aaniel Okyem Aboagye Passes on . 2023-09-23 . Graphic.
  8. Web site: 2023-09-23 . Former Bantama MP Okyem Aboagye dead . 2023-09-23 . Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2023-09-23 . Former Bantama MP, Okyem Aboagye dead - MyJoyOnline.com . 2023-09-23 . myjoyonline. . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2023-09-23 . Former Bantama MP Daniel Okyem Aboagye dies at 49 . 2023-09-23 . Modern Ghana.