Geoffrey Kini (born Thursday 1 January 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Nkwanta South Constituency in the Oti Region of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2]

Hon.
Geoffrey Kini
MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Nkwanta South constituency
Personal details
Born (1971-03-09) 9 March 1971 (age 53)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Early life and education

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Geoffrey Kini was born and hails from Bakpa New Town in the Oti Region of Ghana. Geoffrey Kini had his Middle School Leaving Certificate (MSLC) in 1985, 2nd Division in 1991 and his Bachelor's degree in Human resource management (2nd Class Upper) in 2017. He is also a Graduate (Conflict Peace and Security) in the year 2020.[3][4][5]

Career

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Geoffrey Kini is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Kini Geoffrey. He worked as a managing director for FairCom (A Database Technology Company) from 1994 to 2016. He is now working as the Member of parliament (MP) for Nkwanta South Constituency in the Oti Region of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[6][7][8]

Political life

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Geoffrey Kini contested and won the 2016 NDC parliamentary primaries for Nkwanta South Constituency in the Oti Region of Ghana.[9][10][11][12] Geoffrey Kini proceeded to win the parliamentary seat in his constituency (Nkwanta South Constituency) in the Oti Region of Ghana during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress to join the Seventh (7th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with 21,691 votes (59.3%) against Edusei Cephas Kujo of the New Patriotic Party who had 8,903 votes (24.4%), Njonam Wisdom Wagya (An Independent Candidate) who also had 5,670 votes (15.5%) and Nyame Maxwell of the Convention People's Party(CPP) who had 297 votes (0.8%).[13][14][15]

Geoffrey Kini again contested and won the 2020 NDC parliamentary primaries for Nkwanta South Constituency in the Oti Region of Ghana with 891 votes against Richard Manuribe who had 189 votes.[16][17][18] Geoffrey Kini again proceeded to win in the 2020 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress to join the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with 29,189 votes (57.7%) against Sherifa Sekyere-Tijani of the New Patriotic Party who had 20,272 votes (40.1%) and Ograh Felix William of the Progressive People's Party(PPP) who had 1,127 votes (2.2%).[19][20][21]

Committees

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Geoffrey Kini is a member of the Standing Orders Committee. He is also a member of the Communications Committee of the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[22]

Personal life

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Geoffrey Kini is a Christian.[23][24]

Philanthropy

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Geoffrey Kini donated Hundred Bags of Cement to Breweniase Health Center to support the building of a laboratory unit at health center.[25][26][27]

Geoffrey Kini donated Hundred(100) Bags of Cement to the Bonakye community in the Nkwanta South Constituency to support the building of an additional facility at the Health Center since Chief and people of Bonakye made an appeal that they want to put up additional facilities to expand their health center so that people will not have to travel to Nkwanta before accessing primary health care.[28][29]

Geoffrey Kini again donated a motorbike to St. Joseph Catholic Hospital and the Municipal Hospital in his constituency(Nkwanta South Constituency) in the Oti Region of Ghana because they lacked any vehicle to attend to emergencies and also facilitate the movement of health officials attending the COVID-19 outbreak. Aside from the motorbike, Geoffrey Kini also donated an amount of GHc10,000 to the hospital to help them buy Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to protect themselves. Geoffrey Kini further donated gallons of disinfectants, hand sanitizers, liquid soaps and other items.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Ghana MPs – List of MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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  6. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Kini, Geoffrey". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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  9. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2020". Peace FM. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. ^ Europa (17 July 2016). "Incumbent MP kicked out". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  11. ^ "News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  12. ^ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (19 July 2016). "I'll develop constituency with time left – Defeated Nkwanta MP". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  13. ^ FM, Peace. "2016 Election – Nkwanta South Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  14. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Volta Region Election 2016 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Geoffrey Kini, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Geoffrey Kini Won The Nkwanta South NDC Primary". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  17. ^ "[Full List] Winners, Losers At NDC Parliamentary Primaries". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  18. ^ "NDC parliamentary primaries provisional results – MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  19. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2020". Peace FM. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  20. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election – Nkwanta South Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Nkwanta South – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Kini, Geoffrey". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  25. ^ "O/R – MP For Nkwanta South Donates Hundred Bags Of Cement to Breweniase Health Center". CM Online. 11 April 2022. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  26. ^ GNA (13 April 2022). "MP donates cement to construct lab for Brewaniase Health Centre". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  27. ^ "Nkwanta South MP, Geoffrey Kini, donates cement to construct lab for Brewaniase Health Centre". Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  28. ^ "Nkwanta South MP supports struggling Bonakye Health Center". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  29. ^ GNA. "MP supports Bonakye health centre with 100 bags of cement | News Ghana". newsghana. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  30. ^ "COVID-19: NDC MP donates motorbike, GHc10,000 to Municipal hospital". Rainbow Radio International. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2022.