Mohammed Boakye Agyemang Explained

Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:National Democratic Congress
Education:Ofori Panin Senior High School
Alma Mater:Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Teacher
Mohammed Boakye Agyemang
Birth Place:Juaben, Ashanti Region Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Office1:MP for Ejisu-Juaben
Term Start1:7 January 1993
Term End1:6 January 1997
President1:Jerry John Rawlings
Predecessor1:John Emmanuel Amoah
Successor1:Akwasi Osei-Adjei
Birth Date:2 January 1949

Mohammed Boakye Agyemang (born 2 January 1949) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the first Parliament of the fourth Republic representing the Ejisu-Juabeng constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] He represented the National Democratic Congress.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Agyemang was born at Juaben in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended Ofori Panin Secondary School where he obtained his GCE Ordinary Certificate, and the Presby Training College in Akropong, where was awarded his Teachers' Training Certificate.[4]

Politics

Agyemang was elected into parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress to represent the Ejisu-Juabeng Constituency (now split into the Ejisu Constituency and the Juaben Constituency) in the Ashanti Region of Ghana during the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election. During the 1996 Ghanaian general election, he was defeated by Akwasi Osei-Adjei of the New Patriotic Party who polled 34,521 votes out of the total valid votes cast representing 63.20% against his (Mohammed Boakye Agyeman) 10,103 votes which represented 18.50% of the total valid votes cast. Kwasi Baidoo of the Convention People's Party polled 569 votes representing 1.00% of the total valid votes cast, and Kwame Owusu Agyeman of the People's National Congress polled 428 votes representing 0.80% of the total valid votes cast.[5]

Career

Agyeman is a teacher by profession and a former member of parliament for the Ejisu-Juabeng Constituency. He resigned from being the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) in 2011.[6]

Personal life

Agyeman is a Muslim (Islam).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: maryjonah/maryjonah.github.io. 4 February 2021. GitHub. en.
  2. Web site: Boakye Agyemang confirmed as Ejisu – Juabeng MCE. 4 February 2021. Modern Ghana. en.
  3. Web site: Dismissal of MCE sparks resignations in Ejisu-Juaben NDC - MyJoyOnline.com. 4 February 2021. www.myjoyonline.com. en-US.
  4. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992–1996
  5. Web site: FM. Peace. Ghana Election 1996 Results – Ejisu Constituency. 4 February 2021. Ghana Elections – Peace FM.
  6. Web site: Online. Peace FM. Yamoah Ponko Confirmed As MCE For Ejisu-Juaben. 4 February 2021. Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news.