Isaac Eduasar Edumadzi
Hon. Isaac Eduasar Edumadzi | |
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| Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency | |
| In office 6 January 1997 – 6 January 2001 | |
| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam | |
| In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Central Regional Minister | |
| In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1957 |
| Died | 11 January 2018 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Profession | Politician |
Isaac Eduasar Edumadzi (1 January 1957, Central Region — 11 January 2018, Cape Coast) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the Member of Parliament for the Ejumako/Enyan/Essiam in the Central region. He served under the administration of the former president John Agyekum Kufour in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.
Political career
[edit]Isaac Edumadze was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the General Elections for the Ejumako/Enyan/Essiam constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. He polled 15,660 votes out of the 34,953 valid votes cast representing 32.10% over his opponents Joseph K.Enos an NDC member who polled 14,839 votes, Lawrence Yaw Awuah a CPP member who polled 3,672 votes and Joseph Mensah a PNC member who polled 782 votes.[1] He contested in 2000 and won with 15,336 votes out of the 30,500 valid votes cast representing 50.30% over his opponents Mary Padmore Dadzie an NDC member who polled 12,681 votes, Kwame Adomako-Mensah a NRP member who polled 1,314 votes, Jonathan Siliman Otabil a CPP member who polled 747 votes, Robert Anthony Gyaisie a PNC member who polled 307 votes and Kojo Banafo a UGM member who polled 115 votes.[2]
He was a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was appointed the Central Regional Minister in February 2001 by J.A Kufour.[3] He became a member of parliament from January 2005 after winning the General Election in December 2004 Ghanaian general election. He was elected as the member of parliament for the Ejumako/Enyan/Essiam constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana under His excellency former J.A Kufour's administration. He obtain a total vote cast of 21,534 which represent 57.80%[4] whiles his opponents candidates, Samuel Aggrey Forson of the National Democratic Congress pulled 14,474 representing 38.80% of the votes, Kwame Asoandze Edu-Ansah of the Convention People's Party obtained 1,276 also representing 3.40% of the vote cast while James Appiah-Mensah an independence candidate had no vote making him, Isaac Edumadze, emerge as the winner of the Ejumako/Enyan/Essiam constituency.[4] Isaac also represented his constituency in the 2nd Parliament of the 4th Republic. He was elected after he was pronounced winner of the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections.
Personal life
[edit]He was a well-known farmer in the Ajumako area in the central region[5] and a devoted Christian as well.
Death
[edit]He was reported to have died on 11 January 2018 in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in the afternoon.[6][7] He had been known to be not in a good condition and was rushed to the hospital only to last a few minutes longer.[5][3][7]
References
[edit]- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Ajumako / Enyan / Essiam Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Ajumako / Enyan / Essiam Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Former Central Regional Minister Edumadze dead". Ghana Web. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b FM, Peace. "Parliament - Central Region Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Former Minister Isaac Edumadze Reported Dead". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Former Central Regional Minister, Isaac Edumadze has died". Graphic Online. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Former Central Regional Minister Edumadze dies". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.