Dakoa Newman

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Hon.
Dakoa Newman
Member of Parliament for
Okaikwei South Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Preceded byArthur Ahmed
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Legon
ProfessionProject Manager

Dakoa Newman (born 6 July 1985) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1] She is the member of parliament for the Okaikwei South Constituency.[2][3] She is the daughter of Victor Newman who was also a politician.

Early life and education[]

She was born on 6 July 1985 into a Christian family and hails from Akropong and Osu respectively.[1] She completed Wesley Girls Senior High School, Cape Coast and holds a PMI in Risk Management(2017).[1] She also holds a Political Science Degree from the University of Ghana, Legon.

Politics[]

In June 2020, she stood for the New Patriotic Party seat for the Okaikwei South.[4] Newman defeated incumbent member of parliament Arthur Ahmed and Nana Fredua by getting 440 votes, whilst the two others got 327 votes and 27 votes respectively.[5][6]

She won the 2020 December parliamentary elections for the Okaikwei South Constituency. She was declared winner by getting 40,393 votes representing 60.82% against her closest contender Abraham Kotei Neequaye of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who had 26,019 votes representing 39.18%.[7]

Personal life[]

She is the daughter of Ghanaian politician Victor Newman.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Newman, Dakoa". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Okaikwei South". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  3. ^ "Meet the 40 female MPs-elect of 8th Parliament". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  4. ^ "NPP Parliamentary Primaries: Dakoa Newman files nomination to contest in Okaikoi South". MyJoyOnline.com. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  5. ^ Crabbe, Nathaniel (2020-06-20). "NPP Primaries: Dakoa Newman thrashes wins seat for South Okaikoi". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  6. ^ Arhinful, Ernest (2020-06-20). "#NPPDecides: Dakoa Newman defeats incumbent MP for Okaikwei South, Ahmed Arthur". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. ^ "NPP wins Okaikwei South parliamentary seat". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  8. ^ "Victor Newman: Director of research at Presidency has died". Pulse Ghana. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-19.


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