Hans Kofi Boni (born 1927) is a Ghanaian politician during the first republic of Ghana. He was the Member of parliament (MP) for Ho West.
Honourable Hans Kofi Boni | |
|---|---|
| MP for Ho West | |
| In office 11 August 1960 – 1965 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Kodzo Ayeke |
| Parliamentary group | Convention People's Party |
| Constituency | Ho West |
| Minister for Food and Nutrition | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kodzo |
| Volta Regional Commissioner | |
| In office 1961–1965 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Francis Yao Asare |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Kodzo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1927 (age 96–97) Gold Coast |
| Alma mater | Zion Senior High School |
Member of parliament
editBoni was a member of the Convention People's Party (CPP) led by Kwame Nkrumah. He was elected as the MP for Ho West during the first republic. He was sworn in on 11 August 1960.[1][2] In the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 198 MPs representing the CPP were elected unopposed following the increase in the powers of the President of Ghana by the 1964 Constitutional Amendments.[3] He served as the member of parliament for Yingor constituency until the 24th February 1966 coup d'état which overthrew the civilian government and replaced it with the National Liberation Council (NLC) military government.
Minister in government
editBoni served as the Volta Regional Commissioner between 1961 and 1965 in the Nkrumah government.[4] He was one of seven Regional Commissioners (Regional Ministers) invited by the United States to tour the USA following their visit to the Soviet Union.[5] While in this position, Boni who is a native of Kpedze, advised the Kpedze Youth Association to invest in the construction of a secondary school.[6] This led to the foundation of the Kpedze Senior High School in October 1962.[7][8]
Jail sentence
editIn 1969, Boni was sentenced to six years imprisonment with "productive hard labour" by an Accra High Court presided over by Justice E. K. Wiredu. He was found guilty together with Joseph Kodzo of inappropriate disbursement of funds of the then Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). They were both former Volta Regional Commissioners in Kwame Nkrumah's government. His defence was that he was carrying out the orders of Nkrumah but this was not accepted by the presiding judge.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; National Assembly Official Report". Parliamentary Debates. Government Printing Department (Publications Branch). 1960.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; National Assembly Official Report". Parliamentary Debates. Government Printing Department (Publications Branch). 1960.
- ^ "About The Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Social pension scheme for aged in informal sector". Modern Ghana. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Ghana Ministers Tour U.S.A." Ghana News: Dr Kwame Nkrumah Celebrates His 55th Birthday. 2 (9). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana.: 9 21 September 1964. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Yayoh, Wilson Kwame (April 2010). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN EWEDOME, BRITISH TRUST TERRITORY OF TOGOLAND (GHANA), 1922-1974" (PDF). eprints.soas.ac.uk/. London: School of Oriental and African Studies. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Kpedze Senior High". myriaddigitalsolutions.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Afloe, Peter (6 July 2021). "Kpedze Senior High School - Explore Schools in Ghana Find and connect with all schools in Ghana SHS Vocational, Universities and more". www.ghanaschoolsonline.org. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Okine, D. A. (29 July 1969). Ofori, Henry (ed.). "2 Former RC's Jailed". Daily Graphic (5855). Accra: Graphic Communications Group: 1. Retrieved 30 March 2022.