Durham University, University of Aberdeen, Yonsei University
Profession
Economist/ Banker
Moses Asaga had been nominated for a ministerial position in 2009 but was withdrawn following a controversy about some ex-gratia awards he had authorised.[4] After John Dramani Mahama won the 2012 General Elections, he replaced Moses Asaga with Nii Armah Ashietey as Minister of Employment and Social Welfare.[5] He was then given the position as the C.E.O of the National Petroleum Authority in 2013 by former president John Dramani Mahama
Asaga is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[8] He became a member of parliament from January 2005 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2004.[9] He is the MP for Nabdam constituency.[10][7] He has been elected as the member of parliament for this constituency in fourth and fifth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[9][11]
Elections
Asaga was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress with votes representing 8,490 votes out of the 11,348 valid votes cast representing 56.30% over Nicholas Nayembil Nonlant who polled 2,107 votes representing 14.00% and Edward Babah Sampanah who polled 750 votes representing 5.00%.[12]
He was elected as the member of parliament for the Nabdam constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[13][9] He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[13][9] His constituency was a part of the 9 parliamentary seats out of 13 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Upper East Region.[14] The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[15] He was elected with 6,450 votes out of 10,778 total valid votes cast.[13][9]
This was equivalent to 59.8% of total valid votes cast.[9][13] He was elected over Somtim Tobiga of the Peoples’ National Convention, Boniface Gambila Adagbila of the New Patriotic Party and Tampure Ayenyeta William of the Convention People's Party.[9][13] These obtained 1,002, 3,227 and 99 votes respectively of total votes cast.[13][9] These were equivalent to 9.3%, 29.9% and 0.9% respectively of total valid votes cast.[13][9]
In 2008, he won the general elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the same constituency.[8] His constituency was part of the 8 parliamentary seats out of 13 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Upper East Region.[16] The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 114 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[16]
He was elected with 5,369 votes out of 11,230 total valid votes cast.[17][11] This was equivalent to 47.81% of total valid votes cast.[11][17] He was elected over Boniface Agambila Adagbila of the New Patriotic Party, Somtim Tobiga of the People's National Convention and Tampugre Ayenyeta William of the Convention People's Party.[11][17] These obtained 45.39%, 6.37% and 0.44% respectively of the total votes cast.[11][17]
^ abcdefgElections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 186.
^"Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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Moses Aduku Asaga is a Ghanaian politician He was the Member of Parliament for Nabdam in the Upper East Region of Ghana from 1997 to 2013 He lost the seat in the December 2012 elections to Boniface Agambilla of the New Patriotic Party NPP 1 who has stood against him in the 2008 election but lost He was also a Minister for Employment and Social Welfare in Ghana 2 He was appointed in early 2012 following a cabinet reshuffle by President Mills 3 Hon Moses AsagaMember of Parliament for Nabdam ConstituencyIn office 7 January 2009 6 January 2013PresidentJohn Atta MillsJohn MahamaMember of Parliament for Nabdam ConstituencyIn office 7 January 2005 6 January 2009PresidentJohn KufuorPersonal detailsBorn 1957 06 01 1 June 1957 age 65 NationalityGhanaian Political partyNational Democratic CongressAlma materDurham University University of Aberdeen Yonsei UniversityProfessionEconomist BankerMoses Asaga had been nominated for a ministerial position in 2009 but was withdrawn following a controversy about some ex gratia awards he had authorised 4 After John Dramani Mahama won the 2012 General Elections he replaced Moses Asaga with Nii Armah Ashietey as Minister of Employment and Social Welfare 5 He was then given the position as the C E O of the National Petroleum Authority in 2013 by former president John Dramani Mahama Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Political career 4 Elections 5 Personal life 6 See also 7 ReferencesEarly life and education EditMoses Asaga holds a BSc in Industrial Chemistry from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology He also holds a MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Aberdeen University and MBA Finance from Yonsei University In addition to that he has MPhil in Financial Economics from Durham University United Kingdom 6 Career EditAsaga is an economist and a banker 7 He was the manager and project financier of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation GNPC in Tema 8 Political career EditAsaga is a member of the National Democratic Congress 8 He became a member of parliament from January 2005 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2004 9 He is the MP for Nabdam constituency 10 7 He has been elected as the member of parliament for this constituency in fourth and fifth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana 9 11 Elections EditAsaga was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress with votes representing 8 490 votes out of the 11 348 valid votes cast representing 56 30 over Nicholas Nayembil Nonlant who polled 2 107 votes representing 14 00 and Edward Babah Sampanah who polled 750 votes representing 5 00 12 He was elected as the member of parliament for the Nabdam constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections 13 9 He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress 13 9 His constituency was a part of the 9 parliamentary seats out of 13 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Upper East Region 14 The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats 15 He was elected with 6 450 votes out of 10 778 total valid votes cast 13 9 This was equivalent to 59 8 of total valid votes cast 9 13 He was elected over Somtim Tobiga of the Peoples National Convention Boniface Gambila Adagbila of the New Patriotic Party and Tampure Ayenyeta William of the Convention People s Party 9 13 These obtained 1 002 3 227 and 99 votes respectively of total votes cast 13 9 These were equivalent to 9 3 29 9 and 0 9 respectively of total valid votes cast 13 9 In 2008 he won the general elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the same constituency 8 His constituency was part of the 8 parliamentary seats out of 13 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Upper East Region 16 The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 114 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats 16 He was elected with 5 369 votes out of 11 230 total valid votes cast 17 11 This was equivalent to 47 81 of total valid votes cast 11 17 He was elected over Boniface Agambila Adagbila of the New Patriotic Party Somtim Tobiga of the People s National Convention and Tampugre Ayenyeta William of the Convention People s Party 11 17 These obtained 45 39 6 37 and 0 44 respectively of the total votes cast 11 17 Personal life EditAsaga is a Christian Catholic 8 See also EditList of Mills government ministers Nabdam constituency National Democratic CongressReferences Edit Moses Asaga lose Nabdam seat to Boniface Agambilla Mills tasks new ministers to excel General news Ghana Home Page Retrieved 8 April 2012 Full Text Of Reshuffle By President Mills General News Ghana Home Page 30 November 2001 Retrieved 8 April 2012 Returnee Moses Asaga Hard work pays General News Ghana Home Page Retrieved 8 April 2012 Ghana News Agency GCB Directors GCB Retrieved 23 August 2014 a b Ghana Parliamentary Register 2004 2008 Ghana The Office of Parliament 2004 p 179 a b c d Ghana MPs MP Details Asaga Moses Archived from the original on 6 May 2016 Retrieved 3 August 2020 a b c d e f g h i Peace FM Ghana Election 2004 Results Nabdam Constituency Ghana Elections Peace FM Retrieved 3 August 2020 Peace FM Ghana Election 2004 Results Bawku Central Constituency Ghana Elections Peace FM Retrieved 3 August 2020 a b c d e Peace FM Ghana Election 2008 Results Nabdam Constituency Ghana Elections Peace FM Retrieved 3 August 2020 FM Peace Ghana Election 1996 Results Nabdam Constituency Ghana Elections Peace FM Retrieved 8 October 2020 a b c d e f g Elections 2004 Ghana s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Accra Electoral Commission of Ghana Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 2005 p 186 Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results Fact Check Ghana 10 August 2016 Retrieved 3 August 2020 FM Peace Ghana Election 2004 Results President Ghana Elections Peace FM Retrieved 3 August 2020 a b FM Peace Ghana Election 2008 Ghana Elections Peace FM Retrieved 3 August 2020 a b c d Ghana Elections 2008 Ghana Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 2010 p 114 Parliament of GhanaPreceded byDanzi Paul Kpal Nabdam1997 Jan 2013 Succeeded byBoniface AgambillaPolitical officesPreceded byEnoch Teye Mensah Minister for Employment and Social Welfare2012 Jan 2013 Succeeded byNii Amah Ashietey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moses Asaga amp oldid 1136806588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
