Hon. Naana Eyiah MP | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Gomoa Central Constituency | |
Assumed office 7 January 2016 | |
Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources | |
In office February 2017 –January 2021 | |
President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
Deputy Minister for Interior | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
Personal details | |
Born | Gomoa Lome,Ghana) | 14 February 1963
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Macquarie Graduate School of Management |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Chief Executive Officer |
Committees | Government Assurance Committee;Health Committee |
Naana Eyiah is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. She is currently the member of parliament for Gomoa Central Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] She is currently the Deputy Minister for Interior. [4] [5] [6]
Naana Eyiah was born on 14 February 1963 and hails from Gomoa Lome in the Central Region of Ghana. She had a diploma in Project Management in 2017. [7]
Eyiah was the chief executive officer for Naaba Company Limited. [8]
Naana Eyiah is a member of the New Patriotic Party. [9] [10] She was the former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources. [11] [12]
In the 2016 Ghanaian general elections,she won the Gomoa Central Constituency parliamentary seat with 14,178 votes making 51.6% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Rachel Florence Appoh had 12,858 votes making 46.8% of the total votes cast,the CPP parliamentary candidate Emmanuel Appoh Mensah had 280 votes making 1.0% of the total votes cast and the PPP parliamentary candidate Grace Ignophia Appiah had 174 votes making 0.6% of the total votes cast. [13]
In the 2020 Ghanaian general elections,she again won the Gomoa Central Constituency parliamentary seat with 20,527 votes making 56.81% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Jonamoah Moses Jehu-Appiah had 14,568 votes making 42.32% of the total votes cast,the GUM parliamentary candidate Hannah Chrissam had 561 votes making 1.6% of the total votes cast and the NDP parliamentary candidate Frank Otchere Painstil had 476 votes making 1.3% of the total votes cast. [14]
Quansah is a member of the Government Assurance Committee and also a member of the Health Committee. [8]
Naana Eyiah identifies as a Christian who is married with one child. [15]
In May 2019,she gave clothing materials,food items and drinks to over 300 women in her constituency. [16]
In February 2020,she donated health and office equipment to health facilities in the Gomoa Central Constituency. [17]
In April 2022,she donated some school materials to about 120 graduates in her constituency who had admissions to senior high schools. [18] [19]
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