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Joseph Kwadwo Ofori

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Joseph Kwadwo Ofori (born 13 March 1967) is a former Ghanaian politician and member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Akan constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana as an independent.[1][2][3][4][5]

Personal life

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Ofori is married with one child. He is a Christian (Evangelical Presbyterian).[2][3]

Early life and education

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Ofori was born on 13 March 1967. He hails from Kadjebi, a town in the Volta region of Ghana.[6] He had his GCE 'O' Level at Kadjebi Asato Senior High School in 1990.[6]

Politics

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Ofori is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He first became a member of Parliament in 2009 after winning his poll in the 2008 Ghanaian general election and represented the Akan constituency. Which resulted in him becoming a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. In 2012, He contested for re-election into the Akan seat on the ticket of the NDC in the 2012 Ghanaian general election and won.[6]

He was a committee member of Employment, Social Welfare and State, Special Budget.[3]

Career

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Ofori was a Member of Parliament from 2009 to 2012 for the Akan constituency in the Volta Region.[3] He is a businessman.[2]

He was the managing director of Wofa Paye Company Limited.[2]

Personal

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Joseph is a Christian (Evangelical Presbyterian).[7]

References

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  1. ^ "MP attacked by armed robbers". Graphic Online. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ofori, Joseph Kwadwo". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ghana Parliament member Joseph Kwadwo Ofori". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ donresearcher (9 October 2014). "HON. JOSEPH KWADWO OFORI MP AKAN CONSTITUECNY MARKS FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF ATTACK ON HIS LIFE". VOLTA DIGEST. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ "MP for Akan constituency stabbed by armed robbers; in critical condition - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ofori, Kwadwo Joseph". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ofori, Joseph Kwadwo". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.