A post sighted by Nana Kwasi Asare on a WhatsApp platform from the Abuakwa North New Patriotic Party’s Communications director, Mr Stephen Osei Wusu confirms the re-appointment of Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo, MP for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana as the Deputy Minister of Education by his excellency the president of the republic Nana Akufo-Addo.
“By the special Grace of God, our mother, Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo has been given another opportunity to serve in Government once again as Deputy Minister of Education”- Mr Stephen Osei Wusu.
Before the 2016 general election, the killing of the then MP, Mr J.B Danquah Adu in February 2016, occasioned a by-election, and Madam Gifty Twum-Ampofo, an educationist stood on the ticket of the NPP and won with 10,033 votes, however, the NDC boycotted that bye-election on grounds of sympathy.
Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo, as incumbent went on to win the Parliamentary primaries of the NPP and contested in 2016 as their parliamentary candidate and obtained 17,838 votes while his contender, Mr Victor Smith of the NDC obtained 11,754 votes and an Independent Candidate Mr Adjei Danquah Patrick had 524 votes.
Nana Akufo-Addo maintained his dominance in the presidential race with 19,593 votes as against Former President John Mahama of NDC who had 10,004 votes, with the other five candidates obtaining 252 votes in total.
The honourable member of parliament was made the deputy minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection after which she was reshuffled to the education ministry as deputy in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) that saw massive transformation in admissions and infrastructure borne out of the flagship innovations and policies from the Nana Akufo-Addo led administration.
Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo went ahead once again, to win the NPP primaries against other three contestants in 2020, namely, lawyer Kay Amoah, Mr Kofi Obeng Mensah and Madam Abena Serwah Acheampong.
At a fiercely contested 2020 general elections, the incumbent, Honourable Gifty Twum-Ampofo (NPP) polled 17,653 representing 53.17 percent of the total valid votes cast whilst his closest contender, Mr Charles Darko Yeboah (NDC) also polled 15,551 representing 46.87 percent of the total votes cast.
This is the first time an incumbent member of parliament has been elected for the second term in office in Abuakwa North Constituency.
Meanwhile, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo also won the tightly contested 2020 election.
He polled 6,730, 413 which represents 51.59% of the total valid votes cast nationwide whilst
his contender, John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) polled 6, 214, 889 which represents 47.36% of the total votes cast.
By// Nana Kwasi Asare.
Source// Obohnews.
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