Lydia Alhassan
Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan | |
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| Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
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| Born | Lydia Seyram Alhassan 31 January 1970 Atiavi |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Committees | Health Committee, Mines and Energy Committee, Business Committee, Committee of Selection Committee |
Lydia Seyram Alhassan (born 31 January 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1][2]
Education
[edit]She holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Ghana Business School and a Bachelor of Administration degree from Ghana the Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).[3]
Politics
[edit]In January 2019, Alhassan contested the parliamentary seat for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. She contested on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and succeeded her late husband Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko.[4] She won the election with 68.80 per cent of the valid votes cast.[5][6] The other candidates, Kwasi Delali Brempong of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) polled 30.52 per cent, William Kofi Dowokpor of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) polled 0.58 per cent, and Clement Boadi of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) polled 0.10 per cent.[7][8][9][10][11]
She successfully contested in the 2020 Ghanaian general election under the ticket of New Patriotic Party and won against Ghanaian celebrity and NDC candidate John Dumelo, polling 9,851 of the valid votes cast.[12][13][14][15] The most recent honors that Hon. Lydia Alhassan has received for her services to the country's development are the Ghana Parma Awards' Woman of Excellence Award from 2017 and Personality of the Year Award from 2021.[16]
In the 2024 Ghanaian general elections, Alhassan was defeated by John Dumelo with Dumelo polling 47,560 votes with her securing 39,214 votes.[17]
Personal life
[edit]She was married to the late politician Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko until his death in 2018.[18][19][20][21][22]
References
[edit]- ^ "NPP's Lydia Alhassan wins controversial Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election by landslide". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "Lydia Seyram Alhassan, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "Profile of Maa Lydia, Agyarko's widow and Ayawaso West Wuogon NPP parliamentary candidate". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Lydia Seyram Alhassan, MP Ayawaso West Wuogon". October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Dumelo loses; Lydia Alhassan retains Ayawaso West Wuogon seat". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "MyJoyOnline – Ghana News | Ghana's most comprehensive website. Independent, Fearless and Credible journalism". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "Lydia Alhassan wins Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election". Graphic Online. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Lydia Alhassan wins Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election". ghana news agency. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "NPP's Lydia Alhassan Wins Ayawaso West Wuogon Seat By Landslide". peace fm online. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Lydia Alhassan declared winner of Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election". Pulse Ghana. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "NPP's Lydia Alhassan wins controversial Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election by landslide". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Ayawaso West Wuogon: Lydia Alhassan defeats John Dumelo". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "John Dumelo tastes defeat, NDC contesting results declared by the EC". GhanaWeb. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "John Dumelo lost Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency to Lydia". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "John Dumelo for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency? Social media reacts". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan Appointed To Serve On The Energy Commission Board". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "John Dumelo wins Ayawaso West Wuogon seat". 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ "'Bloody widow' tag bore Ghanaians blast NDC MPs". 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "MP Kyeremateng Agyarko died of gallbladder cancer – Boakye Agyarko". GhanaWeb. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ "'My brother's health worsened in three months' – Boakye Agyarko reveals". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ annan, e (2018-11-23). "Boakye Agyarko narrates how his brother lost his life". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Tears Flow For Agyarko". Peacefmonline. - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
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