Mohammed Adams Sukparu

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Mohammed Adams Sukparu
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Member of Parliament for
Sissala West Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Alma mater University of Professional Studies

Mohammed Adams Sukparu (born 6 January 1985) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the National Democratic Congress. [1] He is the member of Parliament for the Sissala West Constituency in the Upper West Region. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Sukparu was born on 6 January 1985, he hails from Bouti in the Sissala West District in the Upper West Region of Ghana. [2] He attended the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA). He was a student leader and served as the president of the Private Universities Students' Association of Ghana (PUSAG). [5] During his time as PUSAG President, he brought a lot of vibrancy and advocacy into the student front. [6] [7] [8] He also served as Ghana's representative to the All-Africa Students Union (ASSU). [9]

Politics

Member of parliament

Sukparu entered the race for the parliamentary candidate in the NDC primaries in the Sissala West Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections. Sukparu won the parliamentary bid to represent the National Democratic Congress for the Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections in August 2019 after securing 345 votes to beat his two other opponents Mumuni Hakeem Duwiejuah and Mary Hagbana Abu who had 235 votes and 35 votes respectively. [10]

In December 2020, Sukparu won the seat for Sissala West Constituency in the parliamentary elections after polling 17,731 votes representing 52.54% against his closest opponent, Naliwie Baluwie Salifu of the New Patriotic Party, a former District Chief Executive for the Sissala West District, who had 13,994 votes representing 43.87%. [11]

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  1. ↑ "We Need Motorbikes, Not Cars To Vote NPP Out – Mo Sukparu". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  2. 1 2 "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Pulima paramount chief congratulates Mohammed Adams Sukparu and Amidu Issahaku Chinnia for winning Sisala East and West". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. ↑ Boakye, Edna Agnes (2021-05-21). "Sissala West MP laments exclusion of Sissala areas from EU-funded road projects". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  5. ↑ Bondaana2 (2021-04-21). "Private Universities Students Association of Ghana PUSAG". Techgh.net. Retrieved 2021-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Elect Leaders With Integrity - PUSAG". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Gov't initiates programme to foster interaction with tertiary schools". GhanaWeb. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  8. ↑ Online, Peace FM. "PUSAG Salutes 12 Labour Unions For Calling Off Strike". Peacefmonline - Ghana news. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  9. ↑ "NUGS Elect Mohammed Sukparu As Ghana's Rep To ASSU". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  10. ↑ "Full list of winners and losers at NDC parliamentary primaries". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  11. ↑ "Sissala West Summary - 2020 Elections". ModernGhana. Retrieved 2021-01-28.


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