Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo
Constituency Mp:Achiase Constituency
Term Start:7 January 2021
Birth Date:26 April 1968
Birth Place:Akim Bieni, Ghana
Birthname:Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:New Patriotic Party
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Managing Director
Committees:Privileges Committee; Roads and Transport Committee

Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Achiase Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] [2] He is currently the Board Chairman for the Metro Mass Transit Limited.[3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Marfo was born on 26 April 1968 and hails from Akim Bieni in the Eastern region. He completed his Junior Secondary School Certificate in 1981 and his GCE O level in 1986. He later had his Proficiency Certificate in custom house agency in 2000 and his Executive certificate in 2013. He further had his Executive Masters in 2014.

Career

Marfo was the Managing Director of KAM-G Services Limited and KAMPHA Logistics Limited.[6]

Political career

Marfo is a member of NPP and currently the MP for the Achiase Constituency in the Eastern region.[7] [8] [9] In the 2020 Ghana general elections, he won the parliamentary seat with 14,796 votes making 61.16% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary aspirant Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi had 9,154 votes making 37.84% of the total votes cast and the GUM parliamentary candidate Christiana Yeboah had 243 votes making 1% of the total votes cast.[10] [11] [12]

Committees

Marfo is a member of the Privileges committee and also a member of Roads and Transport Committee.

Personal life

Marfo is a Christian.

Philanthropy

Marfo presented 16 hair dryers, 2 new buses, 70 new sewing machines and an amount of 10,000 Ghana cedis as a form of scholarship to 20 students at the tertiary level in Achiase.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2022-08-17 . www.parliament.gh.
  2. Web site: Final results of Ghana election 2020: Presidential Election Ghana Results update from Electoral Commission of Ghana Headquarters - BBC Pidgin . 2022-08-17 . BBC News Pidgin.
  3. Web site: Metro Mass Gets New Board – Metro Mass Transit . 2022-08-17 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Online . Peace FM . Bring Your Expertise To Bear To Turn Around Metro Mass Transit – Transport Minister Charges Board . 2022-08-17 . Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news.
  5. Web site: admin . 2021-09-20 . Use your expertise to turn around fortunes of MMTL-Minister . 2022-08-17 . Ghanaian Times . en-US.
  6. Web site: Marfo, Kofi Ahenkorah . 2022-08-17 . Ghana MPS . en-US.
  7. Web site: Let’s bury differences - NPP . 2022-08-17 . Graphic Online . en-gb.
  8. Web site: Minority not divided in parliament – Achiase MP . 2022-08-17 . GhanaWeb . en.
  9. Web site: 2021-04-17 . Election2024: We're not ready to break the 8 if… - NPP MP . 2022-08-17 . e.TVGhana . en-US.
  10. Web site: FM . Peace . Achiase Constituency Results - Election 2020 . 2022-08-17 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  11. Web site: FM . Peace . 2020 Election - Achiase Constituency Results . 2022-08-17 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  12. Web site: Achiase Summary - 2020 Elections . 2022-08-17 . www.modernghana.com.
  13. Web site: Achiase MP Donates 70 Sewing Machines And Cash To Boost Lives Of His Constituents . 2022-08-17 . AHENKAN FM 93.3 AKYEM ABOABO-GH . en-US.