Prince Jacob Hayibor Explained

Prince Jacob Hayibor
Office1:MP for Hohoe North
Term Start1:7 January 2005
Term End1:6 January 2013
Predecessor1:Nathaniel Kwadzo Aduadjoe
Successor1:Constituency merged
Birth Date:12 September 1962
Birth Place:Gbi-Wegbe, Volta Region Ghana)
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:National Democratic Congress
Alma Mater:University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Educationist

Prince Jacob Hayibor (12 September 1962 – 2016) was a Ghanaian politician who served as the member of parliament for the Hohoe North Constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Hayibor was born on 12 September 1962 and hailed from Gbi-Wegbe, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. He obtained his Master of Art in English from the University of Ghana in 1996. He further had his Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast in 2001. He also had his Executive Masters in Governance and Leadership from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration in 2008.

Career

Hayibor was an Educationist. He was the Principal Superintendent and a tutor at Obuasi Secondary/Technical School.

Politics

Hayibor was a member of National Democratic Congress. He was the member of parliament for Hohoe North Constituency in the Volta region of Ghana.[6] [7] [8] He was the former Chairman of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority.[9] He won 28,169 out of 38,315 votes valid votes caste representing 73.5%. He won against John-Peter Amewu of the New Patriotic Party with 8,225 votes representing 21.5% of the votes Mordzinu Benedictus Kwaku of the Democratic Freedom Party with 1,242 votes representing 3.2%, Paul Robert Addo of the Convention Peoples Party with 366 votes representing 1% and Victor Nyaxo of the Peoples National Convention with 314 votes representing 0.8%.[10]

Personal life

Hayibor was married with four children. He was a Christian and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Death

Hayibor passed on in 2016, at the age of 54.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana MPs – MP Details – Hayibor, Prince Jacob . 2 July 2020 . GhanaMps..
  2. Web site: Parliamentary Results Hohoe North (Volta Region) . 2 July 2020 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  3. Web site: MP Fingered in Hohoe North NDC Confusion. 2 July 2020. Modern Ghana. en.
  4. Web site: Africa. Daily Guide. 2 September 2012. MP Fingered in Hohoe North NDC Confusion. 2 August 2020. News Ghana. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2 November 2016. Review our retirement package – MPs cry out. 2 August 2020. Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2 November 2016. Review our retirement package – MPs cry out. 2 July 2020. Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. en-US.
  7. Web site: Ghana News Agency . 2 July 2020 . Ghana News Agency.
  8. Web site: Parliamentary Results Hohoe North (Volta Region) . 2 August 2020 . GhanaWeb..
  9. Web site: 2 November 2012 . SADA procures 170 more tractors for agricultural activities . 2 August 2020 . MyJoyOnline. . en-US.
  10. Web site: Parliamentary Results Hohoe North (Volta Region) . 5 August 2020 . GhanaWeb..
  11. Web site: Hohoe Municipal Area, Volta Region, Ghana . 5 August 2020 . Facebook. . en.