Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya

Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya (17 April 1954 – 12 September 2000) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Chereponi Constituency in Northern Ghana.[1][2][3]

Alhaji Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya
Member of parliament for Chereponi Constituency
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2001
PresidentJohn Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Born(1954-04-17)17 April 1954
Chereponi, Northern Region Ghana)
Died12 September 2000(2000-09-12) (aged 46)
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materBulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia, Bulgaria, Gbewaah Training College
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Early life and education

Yahaya was born at Cheroponi in the Northern Region of Ghana. He attended Academy of Social Science and obtained a Diploma in Political Economy and the Gbewaah Training College and obtained a Teacher's Training Certificate.[1]

Politics

He was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993, after he was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.[4]

Yahaya was then re-elected into the second parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress after he emerged winner at the 1996 Ghanaian general elections for the Chereponi constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.[1] He polled 9,092 votes out of the 17,158 valid votes cast representing 39.60% over his opponents Jakpa Samson Mariba who polled 3,825 votes, Bawa Ali Manshi who polled 2,794 votes and Tabi Anthony Bondo Yaw who polled 1,510 votes.[5] He was defeated in the 2000 Party's Primaries by Mohammed Seidu Abah.[6]

Career

Aside being a Politician, Yahaya was a Teacher.

Personal life

Yahaya is a Muslim.[1] He died on 12 September 2000.[1]

References
  1. Ghanaian Parliamentary Register(1992–1996)
  2. "Northern Region". www.ghanareview.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "Negotiate with Libya for compensation". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992–1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 353.
  5. FM, Peace. "Parliament – Chereponi Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. FM, Peace. "Parliament – Chereponi Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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