Adelaide Ntim
Adelaide Yaa Agyeiwaa Ntim (born 24 June 1971) is a Ghanaian politician. She has been the Member of Parliament representing the Nsuta-Kwaman-Beposo Constituency of the Ashanti Region since 7 January, 2021.[1]
Early life and education[]
Adelaide Yaa Agyeiwaa Ntim was born on 24 June 1971 and comes from Nsuta-Ashanti.[1] She holds two Diplomas - Pharmacy Assistant (2017), and Basic Criminal Law (2019).[1]
Career and politics[]
Ntim ousted the then member of parliament for the Nsuta-Kwaman-Beposo constituency, Kwame Asafu Adjei, in the June 2020 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Primaries to become the party's candidate for the December 2020 election.[2] Prior to becoming a member of the Ghanaian Parliament, Ntim renounced her citizenship of the United States of America in August 2019.[3] She won the December 2020 parliamentary election with 23,622 votes representing 71.7% of the total votes cast, beating her opponent Newman Dapaah of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) who obtained 9,321 votes representing 28.3% of the total valid votes cast. [4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Sitting NPP MPs who 'summertumbled' in primaries". Graphic Online. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Bonney, Abigail (31 December 2020). "NPP MP-elect fumes over dual citizenship claims". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Nsuta Kwamang Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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