Laadi Ayii Ayamba
Laadi Ayii Ayamba | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Pusiga Constituency | |
Majority | No |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 December 1961 Pusiga |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | University of Education, Winneba |
Occupation | MP for Pusiga Constituency Constituency (Upper East Region) |
Profession | Politician |
Laadi Ayii Ayamba is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Pusiga Constituency in the Upper East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1]
Early life
Ayamba started her professional career as a teacher from 1981 to 1991. She was then a head-teacher until 2000, where she was reappointed as Officer in charge of Day Nursery Schools by the Ghana Education Service.[2]
Education
She attended middle school at the Pusiga Continuation Middle School. She furthered her education from that point at the Gbewaa Teacher Training College, where she graduated as a trained teacher. She later went to the University of Education, Winneba where she obtained a bachelor's degree in Basic Education.[3]
Politics
Ayamba took her seat in parliament as the Member Parliament for the Pusiga Constituency, Upper East Region after being elected over her opponents Simon Akunye Atingban and Osman Aludiba Ayuba who were contesting for the same position. She won the election with a total of 15,847 votes out of the 29,592 valid votes, representing 46.78% of the total valid votes.[3]
Political achievements
As Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Gender and Children, Ayamba has made contributions to eliminate discrimination against women, including seeing to the launch of the national gender machinery[clarification needed] to oversee the affairs of women and children, with the DOVVSU to handle gender-based violence.[4]
Religion
Ayamba is a Muslim. She is divorced (with five children).[5]
References
- ^ "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ayamba, Laadi Ayii". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ 122108447901948 (30 October 2014). "Ghana on track to eliminate discrimination against women". Graphic Online. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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