David Oppong Kusi

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Hon.

David Oppong Kusi
ConstituencyAyirebi/Ofoase
Member of Parliament
In office
7 January 2009 –6 January 2013
President John Atta Mills
Personal details
Born (1958-08-09) 9 August 1958 (age 62)
Nationality Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghanaian
Political party New Patriotic Party
Children7
Alma mater Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
ProfessionDevelopment Planners/Architects/Quantity Surveyors

David Oppong Kusi is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ofoase/Ayirebi Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [1]

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Personal life

Kusi is a Christian (Methodist). He is married (with seven children). [1]

Early life and education

Kusi was born on 9 August 1958. He hails from Akyem Ofoase, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [1] He entered Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in architectural technology in 1987. He also attended University of Ghana and obtained his Master of Business Administration degree in project management in 2006. [1]

Politics

Kusi was first elected into parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the December 2008 general elections as a member of parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi constituency. He obtained 14,938 votes out of the 27,614 valid votes cast representing 54.10%. [2] He again contested in 2012 elections of which he won with 19,025 votes out of the 35,262 valid votes cast representing 53.95%. [1]

Employment

Ban on Plastics

Kusi called for a ban on the use of plastics on 1 June 2005. He said,"If we do not act now,we shall be engulfed with filth and pay a dear price in the future". He also made a claim that,"We are selfishly mortgaging the survival of future generation for the convenience of the current generation". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Kusi, Oppong David". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ↑ FM, Peace. "Parliament - Ofoase / Ayirebi Constituency Election 2008 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ban the use of plastics - Oppon-Kusi". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 July 2020.


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