J.B. Machator

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J.B. Machator was the Presiding Member of the Nkwanta District in the Volta Region of Ghana from 1998 till his death on 20 February 2006.[ not in citation given ] He was a leader of the Kokomba community in the Nkwanta District and a very influential member of the New Patriotic Party. He is on record to be the secret behind the N.P.Ps winning of its only seat in the region in the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections.[ citation needed ] He left behind a wife and seven children.[ citation needed ]

Volta Region Region in Ghana

Volta Region, is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi-ethnic and multilingual, including groups such as the Ewe, the Guan, and the Akan peoples. The Guan peoples include the Lolobi, Likpe, Akpafu, Buem, and Nkonya people, et al.

New Patriotic Party political party in Ghana

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a centre-right and liberal conservative party in Ghana. Since the democratization of Ghana in 1992, it has been one of the two dominant parties in Ghana politics; its leading rival being the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC). John Kufuor of the NPP was President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009. At the elections held on 7 December 2004, the party won 129 out of 230 seats. The NPP candidate was Kufuor, who was re-elected as President with 52.75% of the vote. The New Patriotic Party symbol is the African elephant and the New Patriotic Party colors are red, white, and blue.

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