Joseph Kwadwo Ofori

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Joseph Kwadwo Ofori (born 13 March 1967) is a former Ghanaian politician and member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Akan constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana as an independent. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Personal life

Ofori is married with one child. He is a Christian (Evangelical Presbyterian). [2] [3]

Early life and education

Ofori was born on 13 March 1967. He hails from Kadjebi, a town in the Volta region of Ghana. [6] He had his GCE 'O' Level at Kadjebi Asato Senior High School in 1990. [6]

Politics

Ofori is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He first became a member of Parliament in 2009 after winning his poll in the 2008 Ghanaian general election and represented the Akan constituency. Which resulted in him becoming a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. In 2012, He contested for re-election into the Akan seat on the ticket of the NDC in the 2012 Ghanaian general election and won. [6]

He was a committee member of Employment, Social Welfare and State, Special Budget. [3]

Career

Ofori was a Member of Parliament from 2009 to 2012 for the Akan constituency in the Volta Region. [3] He is a businessman. [2]

He was the managing director of Wafa Paye Company Limited. [2]

Personal

Joseph is a Christian (Evangelical Presbyterian). [7]

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References

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