Yussif Issaka Jajah
Hon Yussif Issaka Jajah | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ayawaso North | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yussif Issaka Jajah 21 October 1979 Bole, Ghana |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee; University of Professional Studies, Accra |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Committees | Finance Committee, Roads and Transport Committee |
Yussif Issaka Jajah (born 21 October 1979) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ayawaso North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2][3][4][5]
Career
[edit]He was a Research Fellow at the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralization in Accra from 2013 to 2016.[6] He was also a Consultant of Oil and Gas from 2011 to 2012 and MDPI and Goodwill International.[7]
Early life and education
[edit]He was born on 21 October 1979 and hails from Bole in the Savannah region of Ghana. He earned his MBA in International Oil and Gas Management from the University of Dundee in Scotland, UK, in 2011, and a BSc in Accounting from the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), in 2009.[6] He also graduated from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ghana.[7]
Politics
[edit]He is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[8][9] He is the member of parliament for Ayawaso-North constituency in Greater Accra region.[6][10][11][12] Jajah represented Ayawaso-North constituency in the Seventh and Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[13]
2016 election
[edit]Jajah contested the Ayawaso-North constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 22,144 votes, representing 59.97% of the total votes polled. He was elected over Amidu Mohammed Zakari of the New Patriotic Party who polled 14,644 votes, equivalent to 39.66%, and the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's Party Richard Hudson Kofi Ahamadzi had 139 votes, representing 0.38% of the total votes.[14]
2020 election
[edit]Jajah was re-elected as a member of parliament for the Ayawaso-North constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanaian general election with 28,207 votes representing 62.66% over the parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party Alhaji Mohammed Manaf Osumanu, who had 16, 810 votes, representing 37.34% of the total votes.[15][16][17]
Personal life
[edit]Jajah is a Muslim. He is married with two children.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hon. Yussif Issaka Jajah". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Shooting incident mars Day 2 of registration". Graphic Online. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Residents of Nima demand an apology over "flushing toilet" comments- Ayawaso North MP to Atta Akyea". Primenews Ghana. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Government urged to consult broadly on Nima regeneration project". ABC News Ghana. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ ""Stop abusive utterances" - North Ayawaso PC Yussif Jajah". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Jajah, Yussif I." GhanaMps. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b UKGCC (10 July 2018). "HON. YUSSIF ISSAKA JAJAH". UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "#NDCDecides: Matters arising". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Ex-convict, others rush for NDC nomination forms". MyJoyOnline.com. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "NDC Primaries: Ayawaso North's Yussif Jajah riding high on youth". www.ghanaweb.com. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ spyDa. "Yussif Jajah". GhanaNewsOnline. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Member of Parliament for Ayawaso North, Yussif Issaka Jajah". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ayawaso North Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Ayawaso North – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ayawaso North Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Ayawaso North". Mobile GhanaWeb. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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