Peter Lanchene Toobu (born 8 June 1968) is a Ghanaian retired police officer and politician who is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2] He is the member of Parliament for the Wa West Constituency in the Upper West region.[3][4] He is a Retired Superintendent of Police in Ghana.[5]
Hon. Peter Lanchene Toobu | |
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| Member of Parliament for Wa West Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Yieleh Chireh |
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| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Occupation | Security Expert, Politician |
| Profession | Police Officer |
Early life and education
editToobu was born on 8 June 1968. He hails from Jirapa in the Upper West Region of Ghana.[6] He has his secondary school education at Lawra Secondary School in Lawra in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He was trained as Police Officer at the Ghana Police Academy. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Leadership from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.[6]
Career
editToobu served in the Ghana Police Service and rose to the rank of Superintendent of Police before retiring.[5][7][8] He served as the Executive Secretary to the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante Apeatu from 2017 until he resigned and retired from the service to go into Politics in 2019.[2][9][10][11]
Politics
editParliamentary bid
editToobu won the parliamentary bid to represent the National Democratic Congress for the Wa West Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections in August 2019 after securing 775 votes to beat incumbent member of parliament former Minister of Local Government Joseph Yieleh Chireh who polled 317 votes and who had served as MP since 2004.[12][7]
Ahead of the 2020 General elections he was appointed as the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Spokesperson on Security and was heard on various radio and television stations speaking about policies his party had concerning security.[2][13][14]
In December 2020, Toobu won the Wa West Constituency seat in the parliamentary elections. He won by polling 27,550 votes against his closest opponent, Dari Daniel Kuusongno who obtained 13,143 votes from the 40,829 total votes cast.[3][8]
Member of parliament
editOn 7 January 2021, Toobu was sworn in as Member of Parliament representing the Wa West Constituency in the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He serves as a member on the Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee and the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament.
On 6 April 2021, he petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to draw the President's attention to issues relating to security and address the growing insecurity within Ghana.[15] He pointed out armed robbery cases in his constituency, Wa West and surrounding areas from Sissala East to Bawku West.[15]
Personal life
editToobu is a Christian.[6]
References
edit- ^ Agency, Ghana News (2020-12-05). "NDC's Lanchene-Tuubo to help improve education in Wa West". News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ a b c "'NDC govt will restore integrity of Nat. Security, Police, Military' – Lanchene Toobu". Ghana Web. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ a b OKumi, bed Afari (8 December 2020). "2020 polls: Ex-IGP's Executive Secretary Peter Toobu wins Wa West seat for NDC". Citinewsroom. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Ato Forson's Court Case: An Attempt To Cow Minority Via Machiavellian Tactics – MP". Peacefmonline – Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ a b "Be wary of deceitful politicians- Supt. Lanchene Toobu tells constituents in Wa West". GBC Ghana Online. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ a b c "Official Profile of Toobu, Lanchene Peter". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ a b ""I spent Ghc20,000 on my primaries" – Supt. Peter Lanchene Toobu (rtd) admits | Politics GhanaToday". GhanaToday. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ a b Agency, Ghana News (2020-12-08). "Retired Police Officer wins Wa West Constituency Parliamentary seat". News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ MyNewsGH (2020-04-26). "Politics never existed between Asante-Apeatu and I – Superintendent Peter Toobu". My News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Frontline politicians should retire at age 70 – Lanchene Toobu". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "Politics never existed between Asante-Apeatu and I – Superintendent Peter Toobu". MyNewsGh. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "NDC Polls: Yieleh Chireh floored by ex-cop Tuubo". Graphic Online. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ Agency, Ghana News (2020-09-07). "NDC announces sectoral spokespersons for 2020 manifesto". News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Election 2020: Peter Toobu advocates for public filming of police actions at polls". Ghana web. 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ a b Asiedu, Abednego Asante (8 April 2021). "MP petitions Speaker to draw President's attention to address growing insecurity – MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 14 April 2021.