Shaibu Mahama
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Daboya-Mankarigu Constituency
Personal details
Born (1970-10-15) 15 October 1970
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Shaibu Mahama (born October 15, 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Daboya-Mankarigu Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1]

Early life and education

Mahama was born on October 15, 1970. He hails from Daboya, a town in the Northern Region of Ghana.[2] He entered Leicester Business School, UK and obtained his Master of Business Administration degree in finance in 2001.[2] He also attended University of Cape Coast, Ghana and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce with Diploma in Education in 1997.[2] He also attended Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and Ghana School of Law, in 2008 and 2010 respectively.[2]

Politics

Mahama is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In 2016, he contested for the Daboya-Mankarigu seat on the ticket of the NDC Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and won.[1]

2016 election

Hon. Mahama contested the Daboya- Mankarigu parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanian general election and won with 9, 208 votes representing 51.46% over Tika Samuel Yeyu of the New Patriotic Party who pulled 8, 589 votes which is equivalent to 48.00% and the parliamentary candidate for Convention People's Party Alidu Mahama had 95 votes representing 0.53% of the total votes.[3]

2020 election

Hon. Mahama again contested the Daboya- Mankarigu (Ghana parliament constituency) on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanian general election but lost the election to Mahama Asei Seini of New Patriotic Party.[4][5]

Employment

  • Legal Office, Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), Accra Office[2] Hon. Shaibu Mahama work at Ghana Breweries Limited from 1999 to 2000 as the Brewery Accountant , Purchase To Pay Manager at Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited from 2003 to 2007, an Associate at Just Kings & Associate from 2010 to 2012.[6]

Personal life

Mahama is a Muslim, and is married with five children.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Kalba, Shaibu Mahama". GhanaMps. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ↑ FM, Peace. "Daboya Mankarigu Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Daboya-mankarigu". MobileGhanaWeb. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ↑ FM, Peace. "Daboya Mankarigu Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Shaibu Mahama, Biography". MobileGhanaWeb. Retrieved 10 November 2023.


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