Samuel Johnfiah

Samuel Johnfiah (born 9 September 1952) is a Ghanaian politician who served as a member of parliament for the Ahanta West constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Samuel Johnfiah
MP for Ahanta West
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Evans Atta Mills
Preceded bySamuel Kwofie
Succeeded byGeorge Kwame Aboagye
Personal details
Born (1952-09-09) 9 September 1952
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, GIMPA
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBank manager

Early Life and education

He was born on 9 September 1952.[7] He hails from Hotopo in the Western Region of Ghana.[7] He obtained his National Diploma in General Agriculture from University of Ghana in 1984.[7] He also had his Executive Masters in Governance & Leadership (EMGL) from Ghana Institute Management and Public Administration in 2008[1][8][7]

Career

Before becoming a parliamentarian, he was the Deputy general manager for Ahantaman Rural Bank.[1][7]

Politics

He served as the member of parliament representing the Ahanta West constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[2] He was elected in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections with 20,871 votes out of the 38,798 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 53.8%.[7][9] He was elected over Joseph Jones Amoah of the National Democratic Congress, Comfort Amoo of the Democratic Freedom Party and David Oscar Yawson of the Convention People's Party. These obtained 24.21%, 4.61% and 17.38% respectively of total valid votes cast.[9]

Unfortunately, he lost the seat in 2012 Ghanaian general election for George Kwame Aboagye from National Democratic Congress. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[1]

Personal life

He was married with six children. He was a Christian and a member of the Methodist Church.[1]

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References
  1. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Johnfiah Samuel". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. "Results Parliamentary Elections". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. "NDC parliamentary candidate for Ahanta West dies". Ghanaian Times. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. "NDC parliamentary candidate dies". The Ghana Report. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. Agyeman, Adwoa (3 February 2020). "NDC parliamentary candidate dead". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. Starrfmonline (3 February 2020). "NDC Parliamentary candidate for Ahanta West dead". Starr Fm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Johnfiah Samuel". web.archive.org. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  8. Johnfiah, Samuel. "Linkedin Samuel Johnfiah".
  9. Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 131.
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