Hamidu Baba Braimah
Hamidu Baba Braimah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Salaga Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1992 – 6 January 199 | |
| President | John Jerry Rawlings |
| Member of Parliament for Salaga Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1997 – 6 January 2000 | |
| President | John Jerry Rawlings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1953 Salaga, Northern Region, Ghana |
| Died | 27 August 2009 (aged 56) |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | Kumasi Polytechnic, Ghana College, Tamale |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Accountant |
Hamidu Baba Braimah (6 August 1953 – 27 August 2009) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the First and Second Parliaments of the Fourth Republic representing the Salaga Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Baba was born on 6 August 1953 at Salaga in the Northern Region of Ghana. He attended the Kumasi Polytechnic College and obtained his Diploma GCE Ordinary Level in Accounting.[1] He attended the Ghana College, Tamale (now Ghana Senior High School) and obtained his Diploma in Business Studies.[1]
Politics
[edit]Baba was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the Salaga Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana during the 1992 Ghanaian General Elections.[4][1]
He was re-elected into the second parliament of the fourth republic.[5] He polled 14,091 votes out of the 26,171 valid votes cast representing 37.60% over his opponents Maha Rapheal Suleman who polled 11,572 votes and Abdlia Issah who polled 508 votes.[6] He was defeated in 2000 by Boniface Abibakar Saddiqui who polled 9,620 votes representing 40.10% against Baba who polled 7,799 votes representing 32.50%.[7]
Career
[edit]Aside being a politician, Baba was an accountant.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Baba was a Muslim.[1] He was married and had 5 children.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992–1996 Publisher: Ghana Publishing Corporation Date: 1993 Page: 155
- ^ "Northern Region". www.ghanareview.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Salaga South Constituency Election 2016 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "The Election Bureau". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Salaga South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Salaga South Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Salaga South Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.