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Ida Adjoa Asiedu

Ghanaian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Ida Adjoa Asiedu (born April 27, 1982) is a Ghanaian politician, businesswoman and member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She is the member of Parliament for Ayensuano (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region. She represents the constituency in the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[1][2][3]

Quick facts Hon. MP, Member of Parliament for Ayensuano (Ghana parliament constituency) ...

Ida is a businesswoman who once contested and lost to the former member of parliament, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, during the primaries of the New Patriotic party in 2020.[4][5]

She is the first female MP for the Ayensuano (Ghana parliament constituency) since its inception.[6]

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Early life and education

Ida hails from Koforidua in the Eastern region of Ghana. She holds a BSc from the Atlantic International University in the United States.[7]

Political life

In January 2024, she contested and won the NPP parliamentary primaries for Ayensuano (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[8][9][10]

She subsequently won the parliamentary elections to unseat the then incumbent, Teddy Safori Addi in the 2024 Ghanaian general election with 18,299 representing 50.26% of total votes to become part of the ninth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[11][12][13]

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