George Kofi Nfodjoh
MP for Ho Central
Assumed office
7 January 2005
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Personal details
Born (1946-09-21) 21 September 1946
Sokode, Volta Region Ghana)
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Ghana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionJournalist

George Kofi Nfodjoh is a Ghanaian politician who served as the member of parliament for the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He represented the National Democratic Congress of the Ho Central Constituency.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

He was born on 21 September 1946. He hails from Sokode-Bagble a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. He obtained his PGD in Communication Studies from the University of Ghana in 1986.[1]

Career

He is a Journalist and an advertiser. He worked with AGC Limited in Obuasi from 1987 to 1997. He was the District Chief Executive of the Ho District from 1997 to 2001.[1] He was a captain and worked with the Public Relations Department of the Ghana Armed Forces.[4]

Politics

He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was the member of parliament for Ho Central constituency in the Volta region of Ghana.[1][5][6] He was elected as the National Democratic Congress Parliamentary Candidate on Friday 2004 for the Ho-Central constituency.[4]

He had a total vote count of 49,463 in a percentage of 84.80% to defeat his opponents who were Seth Dickie Kpodo with 4,668 votes, Dede Kwesi Levi Michael with 3,593 votes, Asare Roberta with 275 and Tay Prosper with 302 votes.[7]

Personal life

He is married. He is a Christian and a member of the Catholic Church.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Nfojoh, G. K. (Capt) (rtd)". GhanaMps. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Contempt Case Filed Against Nfodjo". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ↑ FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Parliament – Ho Central Constituency Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "NDC elects candidate for Ho-Central Constituency". GhanaWeb. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "NDC elects candidate for Ho-Central Constituency". GhanaWeb. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Minority kicks against earmarked fund capping and realignment bill | GhHeadlines Total News Total Information". GhHeadlines. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. ↑ https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ghana/03610.pdf
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