Andrew Dari Chiwitey

Hon Andrew Dari Chiwitey
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Sawla-Tuna Kalba
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 2021
Personal details
Born	Andrew Dari Chiwitey (1970-09-27) 27 September 1970 (age 54) Nakoiyiri
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Occupation	Politician
Committees	Public Accounts Committee, Environment, Science and Technology Committee

Andrew Dari Chiwitey (born 27 September 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sawla-Tuna Kalba Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life and education

Chiwitey hails from Nakoiyiri in the Northern Region of Ghana. He holds an HND in Sec/Management Studies from Tamale Polytechnic , Masters in Human Resource Development and a B.A, Master of Arts from the University of Cape Coast. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Politics

Chiwitey is a member of the National Democratic Congress(Ghana).

2016 election

He contested the 2016 Ghanaian general election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and won the Sawla-Tuba Kalba constituency Parliament seat. He won the election with 17,209 of the total votes, representing 66.68%. He won the parliamentary seat over the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate Jame Kpibo Suuyehzi who polled 8,301 votes representing 32.16%, Ibrahim Yakubu also contested the parliamentary seat on the ticket of the PPP and polled 202 votes representing 0.78%, and the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's party Albert Iddisah had 98 votes which is equivalent to 0.38% of the total vote cast. ^[8]

2020 election

Chiwitey was re-elected as a member of parliament for Sawla-Tuba Kalba constituency during the 2020 Ghanaian general election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress with 21,382 votes, equivalent to 65.9%. He won the election over the parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party Banasco Seidu Nuhu who polled 10,780 votes representing 33.2% of the total vote, and Yakubu Ibrahim who was the parliamentary candidate for the NDP had 308 votes representing 1.0% of the total votes. ^[9]

Committees

Chiwitey is a member of the Government assurance committee and the deputy ranking member on Parliament works and housing committee. ^{[10] [11]}

Personal life

He is a Christian. ^[10]

References

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2. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
3. "PROFILE: Hon. Andrew Dari Chiwitey" . Retrieved 10 November 2022.
4. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
5. "Andrew Dari Chiwitey, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
6. "Chiwitey, Dari Andrew". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
7. "Hon. Andrew Dari Chiwitey Sponsors Mock Exams for BECE Candidates". Yagbon Radio Online. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
8. FM, Peace. "Sawla / Kalba Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
9. FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Sawla / Kalba Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
10. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
11. "Government masterminded looting of Saglemi - Sawla-Tuna-Kalba MP - MyJoyOnline". Myjoyonline. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.