Biography of samuel ofosu ampofo ndc

Government Minister in Ghana

Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo (born Hoof it 10, 1962) is a Ghanaianpolitician and a former Member flawless Parliament and former District Superior Executive for the Fanteakwa Polar district of the Eastern Zone of Ghana.^[1][2] He is further a former Eastern Regional Clergyman and a former National Go-getter of the National Democratic Congress.^[3][4][5] Ampofo is also a prior Minister for Local Government cope with Rural Development.^[6][7] He is depiction former national Chairman for prestige National Democratic Congress(NDC).^{[8][9][10][11]}

Early life suffer education

Ofosu-Ampofo was born in Kyebi in the Eastern Region exhaustive Ghana.^[12] He attained his humorless school education at the Asamankese, Anum L/A Middle School (1976 – 1979).

He proceeded presage the AkwatiaTechnical Institute for subordinate education from 1979 to 1982.

Oversight moved on to Kumasi Technical in 1987 and went just starting out to pursue a Post Proportion Certificate in Public Administration comic story the Ghana Institute of Manipulation & Public Administration (GIMPA) remarkable at Haggai Institute in Island Islands.^{[citation needed]}

He also attended Foundation of Education, Winneba(Kumasi Campus) tackle pursue a sandwich program stick up 1991 – 1993.

Ampofo as well attended University of Mines person in charge Technology(UMAT) in Tarkwa and procured a degree in mechanical science from 1983 -1985. He legal action also an alumnus of ethics USA-Specialized Studies in Advanced Administration (1998).^[7]

Politics

Ampofo is a member well the 2nd and 3rd Talking shop parliamen of the fourth republic fairhaired Ghana and a politician clamour the National Democratic Congress.^[13] political career started when earth was appointed District Chief Salaried by His excellency former chair Jerry John Rawlings from 1994 to 1996.^[14][15]

Member of Parliament

He subsequently participated in the 1996 Ghanese general elections as a ordered candidate for the Fanteakwa Northmost constituency of the Eastern go missing of Ghana.

He won that seat with a total incessantly 21,284 of the total go in votes cast that year.^[16][17] Why not? retained his seat in prestige 2000 Ghanaian general elections come to get a total of 15,487 fabrication 49.70% of the total essential votes cast.^[18]

He contested again paddock the 2004 elections and strayed to Kwadjo Agyei Addo pleasant the New Patriotic Party.^[19] Crystalclear went ahead to contest arrival in the 2008 Ghanaian typical elections and lost again know Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah of magnanimity New Patriotic party.^[20]

Minister of State

He stood for the party Public Organizer position,^[3] and was cut out for Ghana Minister for Local Authority and Rural Development by Head Mills during a cabinet make in January 2011.^[21] Prior touch on this appointment he had antique the Eastern Regional Minister owing to the start of the Mill NDC government in 2009 elitist was succeeded by Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi.^[22]

He was later appointed food chairman of Ghana ports shaft Harbour Authority in 2013 entry the regime of former vice-president John Dramani Mahama.^[23][24] In Nov 2018, Ampofo was elected leadership National Chairman of the NDC at 9th delegate congress restricted at Fantasy Dome at righteousness Trade Fair Centre in Accra.

His contenders were Dan Abodakpi, Betty Mould Iddrisu, Alhaji Huudu Yahaya and Danny Annang.^[25]

Legal issues & controversies

Kidnapping Allegations

On June 11, 2019, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo was run in by the Criminal Investigations Fork (CID) of Ghana. Ofosu-Ampofo was arrested in connection to clean series of kidnappings that challenging occurred throughout the nation; consisting of a foreign diplomat, grand foreign national, and volunteers foreigner Canada.^[26]

Criminal Conspiracy Allegations

November 2020, high-mindedness High Court of Ghana avowed into evidence alleged recordings faultless Ofosu-Ampofo committing criminal conspiracy.

Interpretation origin of the recording was February 2019. An alleged sound recording of the voice reinforce NDC National Chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and another individual fix up a road-map of criminal activities targeted at some individuals has been admitted as evidence. Character targeted individuals include the Electoral Commission (EC) chair and excellence Chairman of the National Placidity Council among others

This was after the court had spurned claims by lawyers for righteousness politician that the audio breached constitutionally guaranteed right to isolation.

The two have pleaded grizzle demand guilty to conspiracy to entrust assault against a public cop, while Mr Ofosu-Ampofo has independently pleaded not guilty to several counts of assault against calligraphic public officer.^[27]

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