Dakoa Newman
Hon. Dakoa Newman MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Okaikwei South Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Minister | Gender, Children and Social Protection |
| Preceded by | Arthur Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1985 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana, Legon |
| Profession | Project Manager |
Dakoa Newman (born 6 June 1985) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1] She is the member of parliament for the Okaikwei South Constituency.[2][3] She is the daughter of Victor Newman who was also a politician and founding member of the New Patriotic Party. She is the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection.[4]
Early life and education
She was born on 6 June 1985 into a Christian family and hails from Akropong and Osu.[1] She completed Wesley Girls Senior High School, Cape Coast. She is a chartered Project Management Professional (PMP)and a chartered Risk Management Professional (RMP) certified by the Project Management Institute, USA(2017.[1] She also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon and a Master’s Degree in Program and Project Management from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.
Politics
In June 2020, she stood for the New Patriotic Party primaries for Okaikwei South.[5] Newman defeated incumbent member of parliament Arthur Ahmed and Nana Fredua by getting 440 votes, whilst the two others got 327 votes and 27 votes respectively.[6][7]
She won the 2020 December parliamentary elections for the Okaikwei South Constituency. She obtained 40,393 votes, representing 60.82% against her closest contender Abraham Kotei Neequaye of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who had 26,019 votes representing 39.18%.[8]
In 2024 General Elections Darkoa Newman stood again for the Okaikwei South Constituency against Ernest Adomako, however, she lost after receiving 24,263 votes whiles her opponent obtained 32,691 votes to win the elections.[9]
Personal life
She is the daughter of Ghanaian politician Victor Newman.[10] Darkoa is married with a child.[11]She is a christian.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Newman, Dakoa". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Okaikwei South". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Meet the 40 female MPs-elect of 8th Parliament". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "New faces in Akufo-Addo's government after ministerial reshuffle - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "NPP Parliamentary Primaries: Dakoa Newman files nomination to contest in Okaikoi South". MyJoyOnline. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Crabbe, Nathaniel (2020-06-20). "NPP Primaries: Dakoa Newman thrashes wins seat for South Okaikoi". Yen - Ghana news. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Arhinful, Ernest (2020-06-20). "#NPPDecides: Dakoa Newman defeats incumbent MP for Okaikwei South, Ahmed Arthur". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "NPP wins Okaikwei South parliamentary seat". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ emmakd (2024-12-09). "NDC ends 28-year NPP dominance in Okaikwei South". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ "Victor Newman: Director of research at Presidency has died". Pulse Ghana. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Myafricatoday (2020-06-13). "NPP Primaries: All You Need To Know About Dakoa Newman From Okaikoi South". Myafricatoday. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2024-07-28.