Henry Kwabena Kokofu
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Bantama Constituency
In office
7 January 2013 – 6 January 2017
Preceded byCecilia Abena Dapaah
Succeeded byDaniel Okyem Aboagye
Personal details
Born (1960-10-05) October 5, 1960
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Henry Kwabena Kokofu (born 5 October 1960) is a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bantama Constituency in the Bantama on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Kokofu identifies as a Christian. He is married.[1][2]

Early life and education

Kokofu was born on 5 October 1960. He hails from Adiebeba-Kumasi, a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management in 1971. In 2007, he acquired a Master of Science degree in Agroforestry from the same university. He also attended Ghana School of Law and obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree in law.[1][2] He is an old student of Kumasi high school.[4]

Politics

Kokofu is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In 2012, he contested for the Bantama (Ghana parliament constituency) seat on the ticket of the NPP sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.[1][2] During the elections he garnered 49,054 votes, which represented 83.26% of the total valid votes cast, and hence defeated the other contestants including Samuel Yaw Adusei, Benjamin Owusu-Achaw, Jerry F. Akonnor, Nana Kwasi Abayie, Regina Serwaa Adjei and Samuel Appiah.[5] He did not contest in the 2016 Ghanaian general elections; instead, Daniel Okyem Aboagye represented the New Patriotic Party and won. As a result, Kokofu served as the member of parliament for Bantama (Ghana parliament constituency) till 6 January2017.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Kokofu, Kwabena Henry". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ghana Parliament member Henry Kwabena Kokofu". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  3. ↑ "Seeking For Ideas From Ghanaians Not Anything New - Kokofu On NDC's 'People Manifesto'". PeaceFM Online. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  5. ↑ "Election 2012: Bantama Constituency". PeaceFM Online. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  6. ↑ "NDC Primaries: Bantama Constituency". PeaceFM Online. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
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