Lydia Alhassan
Lydia Seyram Alhassan | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency | |
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| Nationality | Ghanaian |
Lydia Seyram Alhassan is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1]
Education
She holds holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Ghana Business School, Legon and Bachelor of Administration degree from Ghana the Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).[2]
Politics
Replacing her late husband, In January 2019 she contested and won the parliamentary seat for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. She won the 2019 Ayawaso West by-election with 68.80 per cent of the valid votes cast while the other candidates, Kwasi Delali Brempong of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) polled 30.52 per cent, William Kofi Dowokpor of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) and Clement Boadi of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) polled 0.58 and 0.10 per cent respectively.[3][4][5][6][7]
Personal Life
She was married to late Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko, as his second wife.[8]
References
- ^ "NPP's Lydia Alhassan wins controversial Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election by landslide". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "Profile of Maa Lydia, Agyarko's widow and Ayawaso West Wuogon NPP parliamentary candidate". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ 122108447901948 (2019-01-31). "Lydia Alhassan wins Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
{{cite web}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ^ "Lydia Alhassan wins Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election". ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "NPP's Lydia Alhassan Wins Ayawaso West Wuogon Seat By Landslide". www.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Lydia Alhassan declared winner of Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election". Pulse Ghana. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "NPP's Lydia Alhassan wins controversial Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election by landslide". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "'Bloody widow' tag bore Ghanaians blast NDC MPs". 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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