Eric Opoku (politician)
Eric Opoku MP | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Asunafo South | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | George Boakye |
| Majority | 1,395 |
| Minister for Food and Agriculture | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bryan Acheampong |
| Brong Ahafo Regional Minister | |
| In office 16 July 2014 – 6 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Evans Aidoo |
| Succeeded by | Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh |
| Ashanti Regional Minister | |
| In office 11 March 2013 – 16 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Sarpong |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Sarpong |
| Brong Ahafo Regional Minister | |
| In office 11 March 2012 – 14 February 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Paul Evans Aidoo |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | George William Amponsah for Asunafo South |
| Succeeded by | George Boakye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1970 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Profession | Farmer/Agriculturist |
| Committees | Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Privileges Committee & Appointments Committee |
| Portfolio | Ministry of Food and Agriculture |
Eric Opoku (Wɔwoo no Ɔbiradzi 5, 1970) Ɔyɛ Ghananyi Amanyɛnyi na ɔka mbrahyɛbagua akrɔn wɔ Ghana Amambu a ɔtɔ do anan no ho na ogyina mu ma Asunafo Anaafo Abatowmpasoa wɔ Ahafo Mantɔw mu wɔ NDC dzin mu.[1] Ɔno na seseiara ɔyɛ Ghana Ɔsoafo a ɔhwɛ Edziban na Nduadzewa do.[2][3][4]
Ɔbra Ahyɛse Na Nwomasua
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Eric Opoku wɔwoo no Ɔbiradzi 5, 1970.[1][5] Ofi kurow bi awɔfrɛ no Sankore a ɔwɔ Ahafo Mantɔw mu wɔ Ghana. [1][5] Onyaa no Bacgelor of Arts degree wɔ Social Science fir Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology wɔ afe 2004 mu.[1][5]
N'edwumasɛm
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Opoku yɛ Okuanyi.[5] Ansaana ɔrobɔkɔ mbrahyɛbaguafie no, ɔnye Ghana Asoɛe a wɔhwɛ Nwomasua do yɛɛ edwuma dɛ kyerɛkyerɛnyi wɔ SDA Mbofraber Skuul wɔ Sankora, fir 1997 kɔpem 2000.[1][5] Ɔsan so nye Kuapa Kookoo Ltd as Mpɔtamu Mpontu kyerɛwkyerɛwfo fir 1998 kɛpem 2001.[1]
N'amanyɛsɛm Edwuma
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Wɔtoow amba maa Opoku dze yii no kɔr mbrahyɛbagua a ɔtɔ do ebiasa wɔ Ghana Amambu a ɔtɔ do anan dɛ mbrahyɛbaguanyi dze ma Asunafo Anaafo Abatowmpasoa wɔ Bono Ahafo Mantɔw a ɔwɔ Ghana.[1][5] Mbom ɔhweer n'egua no wɔ abatow odzi do no, wɔsan tow amba maa no dze no kɔr mbrahyɛbagua wɔ Sanda 7, 2013 ber odzii nkonyim wɔ 2012 Ghanafo Nyinara Ambatow mu dze sii Asunafo Anaafo Abatowmpasoa no anan mu na ɔsoom kɛpem Sanda 6, 2017. Wɔsan too amba yii no wɔ Sanda 7, 2017 ber a odzii nkonyim wɔ 2016 Ghanafo Nyina Ambatow ber a onyaa ɔha mu nkyekyɛmu 52.97% wɔ amba krɔngyen no nyina mu.
Ɔayɛ edwuma dɛ Ɔsoafo Abadziekyir a ɔhwɛɛ Bono Ahafo do fir 2009 kɛpem 2013.[5] Mbrahyɛbagua a ɔtɔ do Esuon wɔ Ghana Amambu a ɔtɔ do Anan mu no ɔsoom wɔ Edziban, Edzibandua na Kookoo ho nsɛm kuw dɛ ɔyɛ kuw ba.[1] Ɔsan so soom wɔ kwambueie kuw na ngyetomu kuw a ɔwɔ mbrahyɛbaguafie.[1]
Opoku nyaa abadobɔdze dɛ mbrahyɛbaguanyi a ɔbɔɔ noho mbɔdzen wɔ nkurow na nkuraase mpontu wɔ 2017 fii Bureau of Research on Governance, Commerce and Administration (BORGCA). Dɛm abadobɔdze yi wɔdze maa wɔ no mbɔdzembɔ wɔ mpontu ndwuma ho wɔ Asunafo Anaafo Abatowmpasoa.[6] Wɔ Sanda 2025 mu no, Ɔmampanyin Mahama maa ɔnye binom dzii nsew dze hɔn hyɛɛ Asoafo ndwuma mu wɔnkɛhwɛ Asoafo Ndwuma ahorow no mu. Wɔfaa no dɛ Ɔsoafo a ɔhwɛ Edziban na Nduadzewa do. [7]
Ambatow
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Wɔtoow amba maa Opoku dze no kɔr Mbrahyɛbaguafie dze maa Asunafo Anaafo Abatowmpasoa a ɔwɔ Bono Ahafo Mantɔw mu wɔ afe 2004 Ghanafo Nyina Abatow mu. [8][9] Odzii nkonyim wɔ NDC dzin mu.[8][9] N'abatowmpasoa ka Abatowmpasoa du fir Abatowmpasoa Eduonu Anan NDC dzii do nkonyim wɔ dɛm ambatow no mu wɔ Bono Ahafo Mantɔw no mu.[10][11] Asunafo Anaafo Abatowmpasoa no toow Amba a wɔfrɛ no 'abɔase na Abɔsor' hɔn a wɔtoow amba no toow maa Ɔmampanyin a odzii nkonyim John Kuffour a nna ɔyɛ nkontsiakuw New Patriotic Party.[8] Nationa Democratic Congress nyaa ngua kumaa 94 fii ngua 230 wɔ dɛm ambatow no mu.[10] Opoku dze amba 14,076 fir 29,345 a ɔyɛ amba krɔngyinn no mui dzii nkonyim, ɔkyerɛ ɔha mu nkyekyɛmu 48% wɔ amba krɔngyinn no mu.[8][9] Odzii nkonyim wɔ George William Amponsah a ofi New Patriotic Party mu, Jack Kennedy Brobbey a ogyinaa kwantserkor na Fredrick Nkrumah a ofi Convention People's Party mu. [8][9] Wonyaa 43.80%, 7.30% na 0.90% ndzidzi do mu wɔ amba krɔngyinn no mu. [8][9]
Wɔsan toow amba maa Opoku wɔ 2020 Mbrahyɛbagua ambatow no mu dze gyinaa mu maa no nkorɔfo no wɔ Mbrahyɛbagua a ɔtɔ do Awɔtwe wɔ Ghana Amambu a ɔtɔ do Anan no mu. Wɔsan toow amba maa Opoku wɔ 2024 Mbrahyɛbagua ambatow no mu dze gyinaa mu maa Asunafo Anaafo Abatompasoa no wɔ Mbrahyɛbagua a ɔtɔ do Akrɔn wɔ Ghana Amambu a ɔtɔ do Anan no mu. Onyaa amba 25,244 a ɔkyerɛ wɔ ɔha mu nkyekyɛmu 57.40% wɔ amba a wɔtoow no wɔ dɛm ambatow no mu.[12]
Ntonhyɛdo
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Wɔtoow hyɛɛ Opoku do wɔ ne fie wɔ Mumu 25, 2017 wɔ Sankore a ɔwɔ Bono Ahafo Mantɔw mu wɔ Ghana.[13][14] Nationa Democratic Congress kaa dɛ ntonhyɛdofo no yɛ nkorɔfo a wɔdze akodze ahorow na wofi nkotsia amanyɛkuw New Ptriotic Party mu. Wɔsan too hyɛɛ nodo mprenu wɔ Ebɔbira 1, 2018 mu, iyi yɛ ne fie a ɔwɔ Sankore a ɔyɛ nkorɔfo a wɔdze akodze.[15][16] Mbom wogyae no a wɔannyɛ no biribiara mbom, ntonhyɛdofo no wɔkaa dɛ wowiaa sika a ɔsombo sider 10,400.00, tɛlɛbihyen na dekoda na wɔsɛe Opoku n'ahen ebiasa.
N'abrabɔ Mu Nsɛm
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]Opoku yɛ Kristosomnyi.[1][5] Ɔawar na awo mba anan.[1][5]
Mboaedze
[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ↑ "Eric Opoku warns Agric Ministry staff against sabotage" (in American English). 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ "Hon Eric Opoku heads Ministry of Food and Agriculture | Daily Agric News" (in British English). 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Opoku, Eric". 2016-04-25. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ "Eric Opoku rewarded Best MP for rural devt". Graphic Online (in British English). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ says, Asare Bismark (2025-01-28). "Hon. Eric Opoku, New Agriculture Minister, Calls for Unity in Advancing Ghana's Agricultural Sector" (in American English). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Asunafo South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 131.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana (in American English). 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Asunafo South Constituency Parliament Results - Ghana 2024 Election Results". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news (in English). Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ "Attack On Asunafo South MP Unfortunate, Sad!". Modern Ghana (in English). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ Addo, Charles (2017-12-28). "Blame NPP, Akufo-Addo over attack on NDC MP Eric Opoku - Minority". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. (in English). Retrieved 2020-08-02.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Asunafo South MP, Eric Opoku and three others attacked". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ "NDC Delegation Visits Eric Opoku (Photo)". Peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.