Sulemana Alhassan

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The Honourable
Sulemana Alhassan
Regional Minister
Assumed office
February 2017
President Nana Akuffo-Addo
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Born Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Political party New Patriotic Party

Sulemana Alhassan is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party in Ghana. He is the Upper West Regional minister of Ghana. [1] He was appointed by President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo in January 2017 and was approved by the Members of Parliament in February 2017. [2]

New Patriotic Party political party in Ghana

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a centre-right and liberal conservative party in Ghana. Since the democratization of Ghana in 1992, it has been one of the two dominant parties in Ghana politics; its leading rival being the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC). John Kufuor of the NPP was President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009. At the elections held on 7 December 2004, the party won 129 out of 230 seats. The NPP candidate was Kufuor, who was re-elected as President with 52.75% of the vote. The New Patriotic Party symbol is the African elephant and the New Patriotic Party colors are red, white, and blue.

Ghana republic in West Africa

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Upper West Region Region in Ghana

The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana, and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest settlement is Wa. Upper West is the youngest region to have been created in Ghana by the then Head of State, Flight-Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings in 1983 under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC). The area was carved out of the former Upper Region, which is now the Upper East Region.

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References

  1. Adogla-Bessa, Delali (2017-01-24). "List of Nana Addo's 10 Regional Minister-nominees". Ghana News. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  2. Adogla-Bessa, Delali (2017-02-18). "Parliament approves Nana Addo's regional minister nominees". Ghana News. Retrieved 2017-02-23.