Elikplim Akurugu
Faustina Elikplim Akurugu is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament for the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1][2][3]
Political career
[edit]Akurugu a member of the National Democratic Congress.[4][5]
In the 2020 Ghanaian general election, she lost to Sarah Adwoa Sarfo after securing 44 percent of the parliamentary votes whiles Sarfo had about 75,000 votes.[6]
In May 2023, she contested and won the NDC primaries after she had 1,564 votes.[7]
In the 2024 Ghanaian general election, she defeated the NPP candidate, Mike Oquaye Junior. She secured 50,967 votes whilst Oquaye Junior had 50,669.[8][9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Akurugu's father was Mr. Faustinus Rosiyah Anam.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "EC officially declares Elikplim Akurugu as MP-elect for Dome Kwabenya". 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "EC declares NDC's Elikplim Akurugu winner of Dome-Kwabenya election - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ Effah, Evans (2024-12-31). "NDC's Faustina Akurugu wins historic Dome Kwabenya parliamentary seat". Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Dome Kwabenya seat likely to fall to NDC in the event of by-election - Poll". 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Elikplim Akurugu promises to win Dome Kwabenya seat for NDC". 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Dome Kwabenya: Mike Oquaye Jnr not a threat to Elikplim Akurugu — NDC Chair". Modern Ghana. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "NDC polls: Elikplim Akurugu wins Dome Kwabenya". Ghana Web. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "EC declares Faustina Elikplim Akurugu as MP-elect for Dome Kwabenya". 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ Abugri, Emmanuel Ajarfor (31 December 2024). "EC affirms NDC's Elikplim Akurugu as MP-Elect for Dome Kwabenya". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ GNA (2024-12-31). "EC declares NDC's Faustina Elikplim Akurugu as MP-elect for Dome-Kwabenya". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Mahama Commiserates With Elikplim Akurugu Over Father's Death, Assures Dome-Kwabenya Of Good Roads". Modern Ghana. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2025.