Yisifu Yinusa
Yisifu Yinusa is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana representing Mion-Nanton constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana under the membership of the National Alliance Liberals (NAL).[1]
Hon. Yisifu Yinusa | |
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Member of Parliament for Mion-Nanton constituency | |
In office 1 October 1969 – 13 January 1972 | |
Succeeded by | Oliver Sigli Mahamudu |
Personal details | |
Born | 1941 |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | National Alliance of Liberals |
Alma mater | Yendi Middle School and Local Government Training School |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Farmer |
Early life and education
Yisifu was born in 1941 and lived in Yendi, a town in the Northern Region of Ghana. He attended Yendi Middle School and Local Government Training School, where he obtained a Middle School Certificate and General Certificate of Education (G.C.E) Ordinary level respectively in sales promotion and office management and later worked as a farmer before going into Parliament.[1]
Politics
He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate to represent his constituency (Mion Nanton) in the Northern Region of Ghana before the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[2][3]
He was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969, after being pronounced the winner at the 1969 Ghanaian election held on 26 August 1969. His tenure of office ended on 13 January 1972. He was succeeded by Oliver Sigli Mahamudu of the Social Democratic Front elected during the 1979 Ghanaian general election.
References
- Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 318.
- Parliamentary Debates. Ghana. National Assembly. 1969. p. 589.
- Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates: National Assembly Official Report. Government Printing Department (Publications Branch).