Lydia Alhassan Explained
Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
Lydia Seyram Alhassan |
Constituency Mp: | Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency |
Term Start: | 7 January 2021 |
Birth Date: | 31 January 1970 |
Birth Place: | Atiavi |
Birthname: | Lydia Seyram Alhassan |
Party: | New Patriotic Party |
Committees: | Health Committee, Mines and Energy Committee, Business Committee, Committee of Selection Committee |
Lydia Seyram Alhassan (born 31 January 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] [2]
Education
She holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Ghana Business School and a Bachelor of Administration degree from Ghana the Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).[3]
Politics
In January 2019, Alhassan contested the parliamentary seat for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. She contested on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and succeeded her late husband Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko.[4] She won the election with 68.80 per cent of the valid votes cast.[5] [6] The other candidates, Kwasi Delali Brempong of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) polled 30.52 per cent, William Kofi Dowokpor of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) polled 0.58 per cent, and Clement Boadi of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) polled 0.10 per cent.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
She successfully contested in the 2020 Ghanaian general election under the ticket of New Patriotic Party and won against Ghanaian celebrity and NDC candidate John Dumelo, polling 9,851 of the valid votes cast.[12] [13] [14] [15] The most recent honors that Hon. Lydia Alhassan has received for her services to the country's development are the Ghana Parma Awards' Woman of Excellence Award from 2017 and Personality of the Year Award from 2021.[16]
Personal life
She was married to the late politician Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko until his death in 2018.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
Notes and References
- Web site: NPP's Lydia Alhassan wins controversial Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election by landslide . 2019-02-17 . GhanaWeb . en.
- Web site: Lydia Seyram Alhassan, Biography . 2023-09-09 . GhanaWeb..
- Web site: Profile of Maa Lydia, Agyarko's widow and Ayawaso West Wuogon NPP parliamentary candidate . 2019-11-14 . GhanaWeb. . en.
- News: October 16, 2023 . Lydia Seyram Alhassan, MP Ayawaso West Wuogon .
- Web site: 2020-12-08 . Dumelo loses; Lydia Alhassan retains Ayawaso West Wuogon seat . 2023-09-09 . Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana . en-US.
- Web site: MyJoyOnline – Ghana News Ghana's most comprehensive website. Independent, Fearless and Credible journalism . 2023-09-09 . MyJoyOnline . en.
- Web site: Lydia Alhassan wins Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. 2019-01-31. Graphic Online. en-gb. 2019-11-14.
- Web site: Lydia Alhassan wins Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election . 2019-11-14 . ghana news agency..
- Web site: NPP's Lydia Alhassan Wins Ayawaso West Wuogon Seat By Landslide . 2019-11-14 . peace fm online.
- Web site: Lydia Alhassan declared winner of Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. 2019-02-01. Pulse Ghana. en-US. 2019-11-14.
- Web site: NPP's Lydia Alhassan wins controversial Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election by landslide. 2019-01-31. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US. 2019-11-14.
- Web site: Ayawaso West Wuogon: Lydia Alhassan defeats John Dumelo. 2020-12-08. Graphic Online. en-gb.
- News: John Dumelo tastes defeat, NDC contesting results declared by the EC. GhanaWeb. December 8, 2020. December 8, 2020.
- News: John Dumelo lost Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency to Lydia. BBC News Pidgin. 2020-12-08.
- Web site: John Dumelo for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency? Social media reacts . 2020-12-08 . MyJoyOnline . en-US.
- Web site: Online . Peace FM . Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan Appointed To Serve On The Energy Commission Board . 2024-04-03 . Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news.
- News: 'Bloody widow' tag bore Ghanaians blast NDC MPs. 2019-02-05. 2019-11-14. en-GB.
- Web site: 2018-11-22 . MP Kyeremateng Agyarko died of gallbladder cancer – Boakye Agyarko . 2023-09-13 . GhanaWeb . en.
- Web site: 2018-11-22 . ‘My brother’s health worsened in three months’ – Boakye Agyarko reveals . 2023-09-13 . Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana . en-US.
- Web site: annan . e . 2018-11-23 . Boakye Agyarko narrates how his brother lost his life . 2023-09-13 . Pulse Ghana . en.
- Web site: Online . Peace FM . Tears Flow For Agyarko . 2023-09-13 . Peacefmonline. - Ghana news.