Hon. Lariba Abudu | |
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Member of Parliament for Walewale | |
In office 7 January 2021 –14 February 2024 | |
President | Nana Akuffo Addo |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 May 1966 Janga-Fio |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Relations | Mahamudu Bawumia |
Alma mater | Masters in Leadership and Development –2015 Degree (Special Education) –2004 Certificate A –1991 |
Occupation | Educationists,politician |
Profession | Politician |
Lariba Zuweira Abudu (born 12 May 1966) is a Ghanaian politician and former deputy chief executive officer of the Northern Development Authority since 2018. [1] [2] [3] She became the member of parliament for Walewale constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian General Elections. [4] She was also Minister for Children,Women,Gender and Social Protection.
She is a native of JANGA-FIO,born 12 May 1966 to Mrs. Abudu,an Educationist and a chief of Fio Traditional Area.
She obtained her first degree (Special education) in 2004 and her master's in leadership and development in 2015. [5]
Lariba Zuweira Abudu contested in the 2020 Ghanaian general election under the ticket of the New Patriotic Party and won. She polled 32,294 votes which represents 51.21% of the total votes cast. She was elected over Abdallah Abubakari of the National Democratic Congress and Ibrahim Mubarak of the National Democratic Party. These obtained 30,615 and 154 votes,respectively,out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 48.55% and 0.24% respectively,of total valid votes cast. [6] [4] [7] She attained this victory after defeating the incumbent Member of Parliament for the NPP,who is also the Deputy Minister for Agriculture in charge of Crops,Dr. Sagre Bambangi in the party's parliamentary primaries in the Walewale Constituency. She emerged winner of the 2020 primaries election and represented the area in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
In August 2022,Nana Akuffo-Addo nominated Abudu as the Minister for Gender,Children and Social Protection [8] and after undergoing vetting on December 15,2022,she was approved by parliament on December 22,2022. [9] She was later relieved from office on February 14,2024. On 27 January 2024,she lost her party's parliamentary primaries in the Walewale to Dr. Tia Kabiru Mahama,Technical Economic Advisor to Vice president Mahamudu Bawumia. [10]
She is married,with three children. [4]
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