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Prince Jacob Hayibor
MP for Hohoe North
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2013
Preceded byNathaniel Kwadzo Aduadjoe
Succeeded byConstituency merged
Personal details
Born(1962-09-12)12 September 1962
Gbi-Wegbe, Volta Region Ghana)
Died2016(2016-00-00) (aged 53–54)
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Cape Coast, Ghana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEducationist

Prince Jacob Hayibor (12 September 1962 – 2016) was a Ghanaian politician who served as the member of parliament for the Hohoe North Constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Hayibor was born on 12 September 1962 and hailed from Gbi-Wegbe, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. He obtained his Master of Art in English from the University of Ghana in 1996.[1] He further had his Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast in 2001.[1] He also had his Executive Masters in Governance and Leadership from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration in 2008.[1]

Career

Hayibor was an Educationist. He was the Principal Superintendent and a tutor at Obuasi Secondary/Technical School.[1]

Politics

Hayibor was a member of National Democratic Congress. He was the member of parliament for Hohoe North Constituency in the Volta region of Ghana.[1][6][7][8] He was the former Chairman of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority.[9] He won 28,169 out of 38,315 votes valid votes caste representing 73.5%. He won against John-Peter Amewu of the New Patriotic Party with 8,225 votes representing 21.5% of the votes Mordzinu Benedictus Kwaku of the Democratic Freedom Party with 1,242 votes representing 3.2%, Paul Robert Addo of the Convention Peoples Party with 366 votes representing 1% and Victor Nyaxo of the Peoples National Convention with 314 votes representing 0.8%.[10]

Personal life

Hayibor was married with four children. He was a Christian and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.[1]

Death

Hayibor passed on in 2016, at the age of 54.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Hayibor, Prince Jacob". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Results Hohoe North (Volta Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "MP Fingered in Hohoe North NDC Confusion". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ Africa, Daily Guide (2 September 2012). "MP Fingered in Hohoe North NDC Confusion". News Ghana. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Review our retirement package – MPs cry out". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Review our retirement package – MPs cry out". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Ghana News Agency". www.gna.org.gh. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Parliamentary Results Hohoe North (Volta Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. ^ "SADA procures 170 more tractors for agricultural activities". MyJoyOnline.com. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Parliamentary Results Hohoe North (Volta Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Hohoe Municipal Area, Volta Region, Ghana". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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