Ama Benyiwa-Doe
Ama Benyiwa-Doe | |
|---|---|
| Regional Minister for Central Region | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Parliamentary group | National Democratic Congress |
| President | John Evans Atta Mills |
| Member of Parliament for Gomoa West | |
| In office 1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 |
| Died | 19 September 2021 (aged 71) Tema, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
Ama Benyiwa-Doe aka Ama Chavez (born 1950 – 19 September 2021)[1] was a Ghanaian politician who served as Regional Minister for Central Region.[2]
Early life
[edit]Benyiwa-Doe was born in Gomoa West in the Central Region of Ghana.[3]
She was a member of parliament for the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Gomoa West constituency, thus stood for the seat from 1992 until 2004.[4][5][6]
Career and politics
[edit]Ama was first elected into parliament during the December 1992 Ghanaian General Elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress as a member of the Gomoa West Constituency in the Central Region.
During the 1996 elections, she polled 17,504 votes out of the 33,955 valid votes cast representing 35.60% against Joyce Aidoo an NPP member who polled 10,866 votes, Samuel Attah-Eyison who polled 4,827 votes and Oduro Baffoe, an NCP member, who polled 758 votes.[7]
She won in 2000 with 12,995 votes out of the 28,089 valid votes cast representing 46.30% against Benjamin Kojo Acquah, an NPP member who polled 11,248 votes, Kofi Amissah Essandoh, a CPP member who polled 2,468 votes and Muhammed M. Kassim, an NRP member who also polled 1,378 votes.[8]
Ama was nominated by President Mills in January 2009 as the Central Regional Minister in Ghana,[9] she became a Regional Minister of State in January 2009 to 2012 for the Central Region of Ghana.[10][11][12] She was also a former member of the council of State.[13][14]
Ama occupied the seat as a member of parliament for the Gomoa West Constituency from 1992 until 2004 where she was defeated by Joe Kingsley Hackman of the New Patriotic Party in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections with a total votes cast of 23,663 representing 63.20% of the total votes over her (Ama), with her total votes cast as 12,165 representing 32.50% of the total votes.
Other opponents; Joseph Assan Sackey of the Convention Peoples Party who polled 863 votes representing 2.30% of the total votes cast, Muhammed Mutawakil Kassim of the National Reform Party who had 533 votes representing 2.30% of the total votes cast and John Thompson of the Great Consolidated Popular Party who also polled 216 votes representing 0.60% of the total votes cast. She continued to work for the National Democratic Congress as national women's organizer.[15][16][17][18][19]
She was also a member of the Pan-African Parliament.[20]
Education
[edit]Ama attended L.A. Middle School where she obtained her GCE Ordinary Level certificate. She then proceeded to Accra Workers College where she obtained her GCE Advance Level certificate before advancing to M.I. Kaliun School where she obtained her Diploma degree.
Death
[edit]She died on Sunday the 19th of September 2021 at Tema. She was 71.[21][22][23]
Legacy
[edit]According to John Mahama, Ama was a gender activist and a women's rights champion.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ Fiifi Koomson, Ama Benyiwa-Doe: My father did not go to school Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 12 February 2009
- ^ "I was an ordinary member in NDC – Ama Benyiwa Doe". GhanaWeb. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "My father did not go to school -Ama Benyiwa-Doe". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "I was an ordinary member in NDC – Ama Benyiwa Doe". GhanaWeb. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Anokye, Elvis. "Allotey Jacobs is a "schemer" – Ama Benyiwa Doe". The World's Biggest Pride. Retrieved 2 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NPP used 'moneycracy' to chase me out of Parliament – Ama Benyiwa Doe weeps". www.ghanaweb.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results – Gomoa West Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results – Gomoa West Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Ministerial appointments: Ama Benyiwa-Doe for Central Regional Minister, Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, A-G Archived 26 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Ghanaian Journal, 22 January 2009
- ^ "I was an ordinary member in NDC – Ama Benyiwa Doe". www.ghanaweb.com. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "NPP acted hypocritically after Atta Mills' death – Ama Benyiwa-Doe". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "NDC abandon Ama Benyiwa-Doe?". Prime News Ghana. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ MyNewsGH (8 July 2020). "Ama Benyiwa Doe scores 'King Promise' Akufo-Addo 15%". MyNewsGh. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "NDC abandon Ama Benyiwa-Doe?". Prime News Ghana. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Central Region Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Kwame Boafo-Arthur, Voting for Democracy in Ghana: Constituency studies, Freedom Publications, 2006
- ^ "NPP used 'moneycracy' to chase me out of Parliament – Ama Benyiwa Doe weeps". GhanaWeb. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "I miss active politics; Mahama has toned me down". Pulse Gh. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "I was an ordinary member in NDC – Ama Benyiwa Doe". GhanaWeb. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Ama Benyiwa Doe Has Passed On". Peace FM. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Profile of the late Ama Benyiwa Doe". GhanaWeb. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "NDC stalwart Ama Benyiwa Doe is dead". Pulse Ghana. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Ama Benyiwa Doe passes on". Graphic Online. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Former MP and Regional Minister, Ama Benyiwa Doe has passed on - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 19 September 2021.