Edward Abambire Bawa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hon.
Edward Abambire Bawa
MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Bongo Constituency
Personal details
Born (1973-09-01) 1 September 1973 (age 50)
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Edward Abambire Bawa (born Saturday 1 September 1973) is a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and currently a member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2][3]

Early life and education[edit]

Edward Abambire Bawa was born and hails from Bongo-Lungu in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Edward Abambire Bawa passed his Common Entrance Examination in 1986 which enabled him obtain his Ordinary Level(O – Level) in 1991 and Advanced Level(A – Level) in 1993. Edward Abambire Bawa proceeded to have his Bachelor of Education in Chemistry from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana in the year 2002, Master of Business Administration in Business Finance from the University of Liverpool in the year 2007, Certificate in Development Communications in the year 2012, Certificate in Risk Communications in the year 2014. He again had a Postgraduate certificate from Harvard School of Public Health, a Postgraduate certificate from the University of Southern California and a Postgraduate certificate from the Setym International.[1][3][4]

Career[edit]

Edward Abambire Bawa is the Head of Communication for World Bank project (oil and gas capacity building project) of the Ministry of Petroleum in Accra, Ghana. Edward Abambire Bawa is now working as the Member of parliament (MP) for Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2][3]

Political life[edit]

Edward Abambire Bawa contested and won the 2016 NDC parliamentary primaries for Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region of Ghana.[5][6] Edward Abambire Bawa proceeded to win the parliamentary seat in his constituency (Bongo Constituency) in the Upper East Region of Ghana during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress to join the Seventh (7th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with 18,442 votes (47.9%) against Gabriel Nsoh Ade Agana of the New Patriotic Party who had 6,800 votes (17.7%), Afari George A-Engbinge of the Progressive People's Party(PPP) who also had 12,932 votes (33.6%) and Awillum Ebenezer Awine of the Convention People's Party(CPP) who had 295 votes (0.8%).[7][8][9]

Edward Abambire Bawa again contested and won the 2020 NDC parliamentary primaries for Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region of Ghana with 590 votes against Dr. Rainer Akumperigya who had 291 votes.[10] Edward Abambire Bawa again proceeded to win in the 2020 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress to join the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with 26,268 votes (57.7%) against Ayinbisa Ayamga Peter of the New Patriotic Party who had 17,276 votes (37.9%), Afari George A-Engbinge of the Progressive People's Party(PPP) who had 1,548 votes (3.4%) and Akamah Richard of the Ghana Union Movement(GUM) who had 439 votes (1.0%).[11][12][13][14][15]

Edward Abambire Bawa was booted out of parliament in the NDC Primaries and he was beaten by private legal practitioner Lawyer Charles Bawadua on Saturday, 13 May 2023 which made him lost his bid to be reelected to Parliament to represent the Bongo Constituency. Lawyer Charles Bawadua won with 535 votes, Edward Abambire Bawa polled 509 votes and Avea Ephram Nsoh also polled 75 votes.[16][17][18][19][20][21]

Committees[edit]

Edward Abambire Bawa is a member of the Poverty Reduction strategy Committee. He is also a member of the Mines and Energy Committee of the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[3]

Personal Life[edit]

Edward Abambire Bawa is a Christian.[4][3]   

Philanthropy[edit]

Edward Abambire Bawa donated alcohol (a local gin "Kalahari bitters" and "Akpeteshie" ) to fight coronavirus(COVID-19) in his constituency (Bongo Constituency) in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Edward Abambire Bawa took the fight against Coronavirus in the country to a different level.[22][23][24][25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Edward Abambire Bawa, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Ghana MPs – List of MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Bawa, Edward Abambire". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. ^ "New faces lace boots for NDC parliamentary primaries; Some MPs fear possible 'tsunami'". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. ^ Online, Peace FM. "NDC Parliamentary Primaries: New Faces Lace Boots..." Peacefmonline – Ghana news. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. ^ FM, Peace. "2016 Election – Bongo Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ^ FM, Peace. "Bongo Constituency Results – Election 2016". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. ^ Azongo, Albert (2 December 2020). "PPP Parliamentary Candidate for Bongo hopeful of victory in December polls » DreamzFMOnline". DreamzFMOnline. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Edward Bawa wins Bongo Parliamentary primaries – A1 Radio Bolgatanga". 24 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election – Bongo Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  12. ^ "NDC wins all but one seat in Upper East Region". GhanaWeb. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  13. ^ Azongo, Albert (6 May 2021). "I knew I was going to floor 'overhyped' NPP's Ayinbisa with ease – Edward Bawa » DreamzFMOnline". DreamzFMOnline. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Bongo – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. ^ GNA. "Bawa retains Bongo seat | News Ghana". NewsGhana. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  16. ^ MyNewsGH (13 May 2023). "Edward Bawa booted out of parliament in NDC Primaries". MyNewsGh. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  17. ^ "NDC primaries: Edward Bawa, 3 other incumbent Upper East MPs booted out". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  18. ^ Nartey, Laud (13 May 2023). "Edward Bawa, ABA Fuseini to exit parliament as they lose NDC polls". 3News. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  19. ^ "List Of NDC MPs Who Have Lost Their Seat In the Parliamentary Primaries So Far". GhanaWeb. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  20. ^ "NDC Primaries: See the incumbent MPs who lost their bids - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  21. ^ Online, Peace FM. "49 Pick Forms To Contest NDC Primaries In Upper East". Peacefmonline - Ghana news. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  22. ^ "MP for Bongo donates alcohol to fight coronavirus". GhanaWeb. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  23. ^ MyNewsGH (11 May 2020). "'Kalahari bitters' donation to fight COVID-19 – Bongo MP speaks". MyNewsGh. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  24. ^ Staff, The BBC Ghana (10 May 2020). "MP For Bongo Constituency Donates Kahalari Bitters And "Akpeteshie" To His People To Fight Coronavirus". BBC Ghana Reports. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  25. ^ "MP for Bongo donates alcohol to fight coronavirus". Myinfo Ghana. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Abambire_Bawa&oldid=1210369039"