Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum
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Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum is a Ghanaian politician and a member of parliament for the Nkoranza South Constituency in the Bono East Region of Ghana.{{Cite web |title=Ghana MPs - MP Details - Agyekum, Emmanuel Kwadwo |url=http://ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=2641 |access-date=2020-01-27 |website=Ghana MPs}}{{Cite web |title=EveryPolitician: Ghana - Parliament - Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic |url=http://everypolitician.org/ghana/parliament/term-table/6.html#search=agyekum |access-date=2020-01-27 |website=EveryPolitician}}{{Cite web |last=Lartey |first=Winifred |date=2022-05-19 |title=Prejudicial killings by the police must stop, says Nkoranza MP |url=https://asaaseradio.com/prejudicial-killings-by-the-police-must-stop-says-nkoranza-mp/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Asaase Radio |language=en-US}} In May 2022, he alleged that the Ghana Police fired live bullets during the Nkoranza shooting and called on Ghanaians to stand against police brutality.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-21 |title=I have evidence that police fired live bullets - Nkoranza South MP on police-youth clash - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/i-have-evidence-that-police-fired-live-bullets-nkoranza-south-mp-on-police-youth-clash/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=MyJoyOnline. |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-20 |title=Something needs to be done, prejudicial killing by police must stop - Nkoranza MP |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Something-needs-to-be-done-prejudicial-killing-by-police-must-stop-Nkoranza-MP-1542785 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117172919/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Something-needs-to-be-done-prejudicial-killing-by-police-must-stop-Nkoranza-MP-1542785 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}} He is currently the member of the 9th parliament.
Personal life
Agyekum is a Seventh-day Adventist.{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=204 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=www.parliament.gh}} He is married to Adwoa Santuo Agyekum.
Early life and education
Born on 3 December 1973 in Nkoranza, Bono East Region, Ghana, Agyekum pursued higher education abroad. He obtained an MA in Global Business from the University of Westminster, London, in 2007. He also completed an International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) at the International Graduate Center and furthered his studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany, in 2008.
Political career
Agyekum is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He was first elected as the member of parliament for Nkoranza South after defeating the incumbent MP, Ampofo Twumasi of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He served as the municipal chief executive (MCE) for Nkoranza South Municipality from January 2009 to January 2013. From 2013 to January 2017, he held the position of Deputy Minister of Local Government.
In the 2016 general elections, he lost his parliamentary seat to Charles Konadu-Yiadom of the NPP.{{Cite web |title=Don’t politicise national sanitation day — Minister |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/don-t-politicise-national-sanitation-day-minister.html |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |last=Starrfm.com.gh |title=Bawumia goes into hiding as Cedi falls – Fmr. Dep. Local Gov’t Minister |url=https://starrfm.com.gh/2019/03/bawumia-goes-into-hiding-as-cedi-falls-fmr-dep-local-govt-minister/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |language=en-US}} However, he regained the seat in the 2020 elections, securing 29,408 votes (56.8%) against Konadu-Yiadom’s 22,219 votes (42.9%) and the People's National Convention (PNC) candidate Florence Ampour’s 121 votes (0.2%).{{Cite web |last=FM |first=Peace |title=2020 Election - Nkoranza South Constituency Results |url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2020/parliament/bonoeast/nkoranza_south/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}} He successfully retained his seat in the 2024 general elections.
= Parliamentary committees =
Agyekum serves as a member of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee and the Works and Housing Committee.{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=204 |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Parliament Of Ghana}}