Collins Dauda

Collins Dauda (born 13 February 1957) is a teacher, politician, former Ghanaian Minister for Lands and Natural Resources; and Water Resources, Works and Housing.[1]

Hon. Collins Dauda
Member of Parliament for Asutifi South Constituency
In office 7 January 2017 – 6 January 2021
President	Nana Akufo-Addo
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Asutifi South
In office 7 January 2013 – 6 January 2017
President	John Mahama
Member of Parliament for Asutifi South Constituency
In office 7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
President	John Atta Mills John Mahama
Member of Parliament for Asutifi South Constituency
In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
President	John Kufuor
Preceded by	Cecilia Djan Amoah
Personal details
Born	(1957-02-13) 13 February 1957
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Children	11
Alma mater	Mim Secondary School
Profession	Teacher/Business Person
Cabinet	Minister of State(Lands & National Resources; Transport; Water Resources, Works & Housing & Local Government& Rural Development: 2009-2016)

Early life and education

Collins Dauda was born on 13 February 1957.[1][2] He hails from Mehame in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana.[1][2] His parents were Issaka Naaba and Mariama Issah.[3] His secondary education was at Mim Senior High School where he obtained both the GCE Ordinary Level and the GCE Advanced Level between 1973 and 1981.[4]

Career

Dauda taught at the Kukuom Agricultural Senior High School from 1985.[3] In 1986, he joined the teaching staff at the Ahafoman Senior High School where he continued to teach until 1992.[3]

Politics

Dauda became a member of the Asutifi District Assembly between 1978 and 1981.[3] He was a member of the Consultative Assembly,[3] that drew up the 1992 Ghana constitution between 1991 and 1992. He was first elected to parliament in the 1992 parliamentary election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress making him the first MP for the Asutifi South in the Fourth Republic. He won a second term in the 1996 parliamentary election. He however lost his seat in 2000 parliamentary election due to an allegation that he'd used black magic to kill his political rival Prof. Gyan-Amoah just a day before the general elections.[5] He however regained the seat in 2004.[6] He has maintained the seat from the 4th to the 7th parliament of the 4th republic. During 2002 and 2004 when he was out of parliament, he was the Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Brong Ahafo Region. 3 From February 2009 to 2016, Collins Dauda was appointed Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources and reshuffled to the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing.[1]

Elections

Dauda was elected for the 3rd time as the member of parliament for the Asutifi South constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.4 He thus represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[1] He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][6] His constituency was a part of the 10 parliamentary seats out of 24 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Brong Ahafo Region.[7][8] The Asutifi South constituency saw a ‘skirt and blouse’ voting by electorates in that election as the presidential candidate elected by the constituency electorates was John Kufour of the major opposition New Patriotic Party.[6] The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[7] Dauda was elected with 9,668votes out of 18700 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 51.70% of total valid votes cast. [6][9] He was elected over Thomas Broni of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Nsiah Ababio Williams Cosmus of the People’s National Convention and Adu Adjei Augustine of the Convention People’s Party. These obtained 46.90%, 1.20% and 0.30% respectively of total valid votes cast.[6][9]

In the 2008 Ghanaian general elections, Dauda was elected for the 4th time as the member of parliament for the Asutifi South constituency.8 He continued to represent the constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[1] He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[10] His constituency was part of the majority total of 114 parliamentary seats out of 230seats in that election.[7] Dauda was elected with 10,984votes out of 22,032total valid votes cast, equivalent to 49.85% of total valid votes cast.[10] He was elected over Yiadom Boakye of the New Patriotic Party and Okyere George of the Democratic People’s Party.[10] These obtained 49.79% and 0.35% of total valid votes cast respectively.[10]

Ethnocentric comment

In August 2016, Dauda in addressing party supporters at Koforifua said that the then opposition New Patriotic Party had a long history of discriminating against Zongo people and that "We should let them know that we are not with them".[11]

Personal life

Dauda is married with two wives and eleven children.[2] He is a muslim.[2]

See also

• List of Mills government ministers
• Asutifi South (Ghana parliament constituency)

References

1. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
2. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Dauda, Collins". web.archive.org. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
3. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Dauda, Collins (Alhaji)". web.archive.org. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
4. "Hon. Alhaji Collins Dauda - Minister for Lands and Natural Resources". Government of Ghana. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
5. Dauda, Collins. "Dauda Killed Prof Gyan-Amoah". Modern Ghana.
6. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Asutifi South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
7. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
8. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
9. Elections 2004; Ghana’s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 132.
10. Ghana Elections 2008. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2010. p. 69.
11. "'NPP has never liked Zongo Communities' – Collins Dauda". Citifmonline. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

External links and sources

• Profile on Ghana government website
• Profile on GhanaDistricts.com

Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by	Asutifi South 1993 –2001	Succeeded by Cecilia Djan Amoah
Preceded by Cecilia Djan Amoah	Asutifi South 2005 – present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Esther Obeng Dapaah Minister for Lands, Forestry and Mines	Minister for Lands and Natural Resources 2009 – present	Incumbent