Kwabena Boateng is a Ghanaian politician, lawyer and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ejisu Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1][2][3]
Early life
editBoateng was born in Ejisu located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1][2][3]
Career
editBoateng is a politician and a lawyer by profession.[1][2][3]
Education
editHe studied at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Faculty of Law from 2010 to 2014. He also went to Kumasi Anglican Secondary School (KASS).
Politics
editNPP Primaries
editBoateng was the former 2nd Vice Chairman of Ejisu constituency.
Ahead of the April 30, 2024, by-election, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ejisu Constituency held internal elections, with Lawyer Kwabena Boateng officially proclaimed the victor by the Electoral Commission of Ghana.[4]
Boateng contested for NPP Primaries and won with 394 votes out of a total of 1033,[5][6] followed by Helena Mensah who had 302 votes. Yaa Gyamera Aboagye also had 229 votes, Evans Duah with 63, former GFA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi who also contested had 35, Portia Baffoe Abronye had 6 votes, Aaron Prince Duah and Klinsman Karikari Mensah had 2 votes each. Jacqueline Abena Pokua Amoah-Boaitey had none of the votes.[5][7]
Speaking to the media after winning, Lawyer Kwabena Boateng promised to lead a unified front within the party in the constituency in order to hold onto the parliamentary seat of Ejisu in the next by-election.[4]
Ejisu By-election
editThe election was contested by Kwabena Boateng, Beatrice Boakye, Esther Osei, Gabriel Agyemang, Joseph Attakora, and Kwabena Owusu Aduomii.[8]
Kwabena Boateng of the New Patriotic Party won the election with 27,782 votes, which accounts for 55.8% of the total votes cast.[9] Mr. Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, his closest competitor, also had 21,534 votes, representing 43.3% of the total votes.[9]
The by-election was held as a result of the death of John Ampontuah Kumah on March 7, 2024.[10] A prominent contender in the election was Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, an Independent candidate who had previously served as the constituency's three-term NPP member of parliament.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "NPP's Kwabena Boateng wins Ejisu by-election with 55.8%". Citinewsroom. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ a b c "Ejisu By-Election: Kwabena Boateng secures victory". Graphic Online. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ a b c "NPP's Kwabena Boateng declared winner of Ejisu by-election with 55.8% - Official". GhanaWeb. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ a b "Modern Ghana News".
- ^ a b GNA (2024-04-13). "Ejisu: NPP Parliamentary Primary Results". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Kwabena Boateng wins Ejisu NPP primary - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ admin (2024-04-15). "Kwabena Boateng wins NPP Ejisu Constituency primaries". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "3 Independent vs 3 Party Candidates: See the faces behind the Ejisu by-election".
- ^ a b "Ejisu By-Election: Kwabena Boateng secures victory".
- ^ a b "NPP's Kwabena Boateng wins Ejisu by-election with 55.8%". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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