Habib Iddrisu

Habib Iddrisu is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1][2][3] He is the member of parliament elect for the Tolon Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.[4][5]

Hon.
Habib Iddrisu
MP
Member of Parliament Elect for
Tolon Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Personal details
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Career

Iddrisu is currently serving as the Deputy Executive Secretary of Ghana Free Zones Authority in charge of Tema enclave.[2][4][6]

Politics

In the 2016 parliamentary elections, Iddrisu stood for the Sagnarigu Constituency against the member of parliament Alhassan Bashir Fuseini of the NDC and lost with 7,888 votes representing 20.7% against Fuseini's 26,898 votes representing 70.7%.[2][7]

Ahead of the 2020 elections, Iddrisu entered the race for the parliamentary candidate in the NPP primaries, this time around in the Tolon Constituency.[2] In June 2020 he won the primaries for the Tolon Constituency after defeating incumbent member of parliament Wahab Wumbei Suhuyini who had served as member of parliament for two terms and been in parliament since January 2013.[4][8][9] He won by getting 338 votes whilst the incumbent had 164 votes and the rest of the three candidates had a total of 32 votes.[10]

Iddrisu was elected member of parliament for Tolon in the 2020 December parliamentary elections.[5] He was declared winner in the parliamentary elections after obtaining 31,429 votes representing 58.37% against his closest contender Yussif Adam of the National Democratic Congress who had 22,145 votess representing 41.13%.[11]

References
  1. "NPP Primaries: Alhaji Habib Iddrisu To Win Tolon By 70%". Modern Ghana. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. "The Race To Represent NPP In Parliament: Who Is Who In The Tolon Constituency?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. "Alhaji Habib Iddrisu Receives Humanitarian Award". Modern Ghana. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. Abdullah, Jamaludeen (2020-06-24). "Developing Tolon Will Be My Topmost Priority — NPP PC Elect Alhaji Habib Iddrisu". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  5. "I won't disappoint you – Newly elected Tolon MP to constituents". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. Ibrahim, Mohammed (2020-02-01). "NPP primaries ;Deputy Free Zone Authority CEO vows to unseat incumbent Tolon MP". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. FM, Peace. "2016 Election – Sagnarigu Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. "NPP primaries: List of all the incumbent MPs kicked out". www.ghanaweb.com. 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  9. Abdul-Razak, Lukman (2019-09-06). "Analysis of Tolon Constituency Parliamentary Elections for 2020". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  10. Asamoah, Aba (2020-06-20). "NPP primaries: Full list of winners". The Ghana Report. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  11. FM, Peace. "Tolon Constituency Results – Election 2020". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-01.


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