Kukurantumi | |
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Country | Ghana |
Region | Eastern Region |
District | Abuakwa North Municipal District |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Kukurantumi is the capital of the Abuakwa North Municipal District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. [1] [2]
It is noted for Adonten Senior High School, Ofori Panin High School, Only Believe Senior High Technical School, Bright Senior High School, Christian Heritage High School, Saint Paul High School. Kukurantumi is the district head of Abuakwa North Municipalities [3] and also the St. Paul's Technical Institute. [4]
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Alhaji Umar B. Bodinga is a Ghanaian politician. He was born in Kukurantumi where he spent his entire life since 1996. As a member of the New Patriotic Party, he was part of the first constituency executives who fought for the parliamentary ambition of the current president, Nana Akufo-Addo. In 1996, he was the constituency's second Vice Chairman for the then Abuakwa Central. He served as the assembly member for the then East-Akyem District. He served the constituency for 6 years and then contested for Regional Second Vice-chairman position in 2004 which he won and served for one term. Alhaji Umar B. Bodinga is currently the Municipal Chief Executive of Abuakwa North Municipal of the Eastern Region, Ghana after he was nominated by President Nana Akufo Addo of the New Patriotic Party and confirmed by the assembly members of municipality.