Nayon Bilijo

Nayon Bilijo is a Ghanaian agriculture and forestry consultant and politician. He was the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in Ghana from February 2013 to December 2016.

Nayon Bilijo
Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
In office
14 Feb 2013 – Dec 2016
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded bynew
Member of Parliament for Saboba
In office
7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005
Preceded byMoses Mabengba Bukari
Succeeded byCharles Binipom Bintin
ConstituencySaboba
Majority4,716
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
ProfessionAgric Economist and politician

Education

After attending Ghana Senior High School in Tamale,[1] Nayon Bilijo studied Agricultural Economics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at Kumasi in Ghana where he graduated with a B. Sc. degree in 1979.[2]

Work

Bilijo worked with the Agricultural Development Bank of Ghana for ten years. In 1990, he joined the Internal Revenue Service and worked at the Office of Revenue Commissioners. He also worked for the Clark Sustainable Resource Developments Limited as the Director, Strategic Relationships where he was involved with underwater logging of the Volta Lake.[3] Bilijo has also worked in other capacities with the Upper Region Agricultural Development Programme (URADEP) of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Upper West Commerce Association at Wa.[2]

Politics

Bilijo is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Lands and Forestry by President Rawlings in his government in 1996. He later became Member of Parliament for Saboba after winning the seat with a majority of 4,716 in the December 2000 elections.[2] He served on the Foreign Affairs as well as the Lands and Forestry committees. He was appointed by President Mahama in his first government after winning the Ghanaian general election.[4]

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See also

References
  1. Ibrahimah, Seidu (13 March 2015). "Ghanasco, Tamale, Sends Out Distress Call To Her Sons And Daughters". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. "Clark Sustainable Resource Developments Ltd - Ghana management". Official website. Clark Sustainable Resource Developments Ltd. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  3. Phillips, Michael. "A Man Has a Plan To Harvest a Forest In Ghanaian Lake". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  4. "President Mahama Administeres Oaths Of Allegiance And Secrecy To 17 Ministers". News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
Moses Mabengba Bukari		 Member of Parliament for Saboba
2001 – 2005		 Succeeded by
Charles Binipom Bintin
Political offices
Preceded by
?		 Deputy Minister for Lands and Forestry
1996 – 2000		 Succeeded by
?
New title Minister for Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
2013 – 2016		 Succeeded by
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