Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II (1945–2002) was the King of Dagbon,the traditional kingdom of the Dagomba people in northern Ghana,from 31 May 1974 until his assassination on 27 March 2002. He was born in August 1945 in Sagnarigu,a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana. Yakubu II was killed on 27 March 2002 at Yendi,the capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon,by unknown people when clashes broke out between the two feuding Gates of Dagbon Kingship. For 600 years the Abudu and Andani clans,named after two sons of the ancient Dagbon king Ya Naa Yakubu I,cordially rotated control of the kingdom centred in Yendi,530 kilometres (330 mi) north of Accra,the capital of Ghana. A regent acted as sovereign of the kingdom until 18 January 2019 when a new ruler is chosen to occupy the revered Lion Skins of Yendi.
Masoud Baba Abdul-Rahman is a Ghanaian politician who served as the member of parliament for the Pru constituency.
Yendi is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is located in the Northern Region of Ghana. Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu represented the constituency in the 5th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 617 votes more than candidate closest in the race,to win the constituency. He succeeded Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu who had represented the constituency in parliament from 1997 to 2009 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mohammed Habib Tijani of the New Patriotic Party succeeded Ibun Iddrisu,when he won against him in the 2012 Elections.
Mahama Ayariga is a lawyer and politician in Ghana. He belongs to the National Democratic Congress. He was the Minister of Information and Media Relations and the Minister of Youth and Sports under the John Dramani Mahama administration. He is currently the Member of Parliament representing Bawku Central constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 4th,6th and 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.
Alhassan Bashir Fuseini,popularly known as Alhaji A. B. A. Fuseini,is a Ghanaian journalist and politician,who is the former deputy Northern Regional Minister of Ghana. He is a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sagnarigu in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
Alhaji Mumuni Abudu Seidu is a Ghanaian politician and a former Minister of State without portfolio. From 7 January 1993 to 6 January 2005,Seidu served as the Member of Parliament for Wa Central in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Karaga Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
Yaw Effah-Baafi served as the Member of Parliament of Kintampo South in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.
Amadu Seidu is a Ghanaian member of parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu constituency in the Northern Region under the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
Ernest Kofi Yakah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing New Edubiase Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Rita Tani Iddi is a Ghanaian politician who was the member of parliament for the Gushiegu constituency from 2005 to 2009.
Iddrisu Abdul-Kareem is a Ghanaian Politician and a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He represented the Nanton constituency of the Northern region of Ghana.
Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu is a Ghanaian politician and a social worker. He is also a former regional director of NADMO and an Ecowas International Election Observer. Iddrisu is a member of the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana for the Yendi constituency as a representative of the new patriotic party.
Moses Dani Baah is a Ghanaian politician and was the Member of Parliament for the Sissala East constituency in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He was a member of the People's National Convention.
Mark Anthony Awuni was a Ghanaian politician. He was the Member of Parliament representing Binduri constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was a member of the National Democratic Congress.
Kofi Karim Wumbei is a Ghanaian politician and a teacher. He served as a member of parliament for the Wulensi Constituency in the Northern Region.
Alhassan Yakubu is a Ghanaian politician and teacher. He served as a member of parliament for the Nanton constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Alex Seidu Sofo was a Ghanaian politician. He served as a member of parliament for the Damango-Daboya constituency.
Iddrisu Huudu is a Ghanaian politician and was the Member of Parliament for the Gushiegu/Karaga constituency in the Northern region of Ghana. He was a Member of Parliament in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.
Yusuf Iddrisu is a Ghanaian politician and an educator. He served as member of the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana for the Yendi constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.
