Maxwell Kofi Jumah

Maxwell Kofi Jumah (born 26 June 1950) is a Ghanaian politician and a former Mayor of Kumasi, former Member of Parliament for the Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region.[1][2]

Hon

Maxwell Kofi Jumah
Member of parliament for Asokwa Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2013
Succeeded byPatricia Appiagyei
Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development
In office
7 August 2007 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Mayor of Kumasi
In office
2001–2004
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Preceded byNana Akwasi Agyeman
Succeeded byPatricia Appiagyei
Personal details
Born (1950-06-26) 26 June 1950
Antoa, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Spouse(s)Married
ResidenceAccra, Ghana
Alma materRutgers University
ProfessionManager/Administrator

Early life and education

Jumah hails from Amakom Antoa in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[3] He was born on the 26 June 1950 in his hometown.[4] Kofi Jumah holds a Master in Business Administration Degree in Finance and International Marketing from Rutgers University Graduate School of Management, United States of America in 1983.[5]He is an old student of Prempeh College.[6]

Career

Jumah worked as the Managing Director of Ghana Distilleries Company Limited (GDCL)[7]

Political career

In May 2001, Jumah was appointed by then-President of the Republic of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor as the Kumasi Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.[8] He then proceeded to represent Asokwa Constituency after winning his poll in the 2004 Ghanaian General Elections. He continued to represent his Constituency in 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana after being re-elected in the 2008 Ghanaian General Elections.[9] In August 2007, he was sworn in as deputy local government rural and development Minister by the President of the Republic of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor.[10][11] He served in that role till 6 January 2009 when power was handed over to the John Evan Atta Mills government.[12][13]

Elections

Jumah was elected as the member of parliament for the Asokwa constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[14][15] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[14][15] His constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[16] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[17] He was elected with 42,942 votes out of 55,771 total valid votes cast.[14][15] This is equivalent to 77% of total valid votes cast.[14][15] He was elected over Mahama Nyaba of the People's National Convention, Ishmael Butler of the National Democratic Congress, Peter Amankwa of the Convention People's Party and Kobina Amo-Aidoo an independent candidate.[14][15] These obtained 660, 9,155, 512 and 2,502 votes respectively of total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 1.2%, 16.4%, 0.9% and 4.5% respectively of total valid votes cast.[14][15]

In 2008, he won the general elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party for the same constituency.[18][19] His constituency was part of the 34 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[20] The New Patriotic Party won a minority total of 109 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[21] He was elected with 34,801 votes out of 55,819 total valid votes cast.[18][19] This was equivalent to 62.35% of total valid votes cast.[18][19] He was elected over Kwaku Baah Bonsu of the National Democratic Congress and Gyimah Akwanuasah an independent candidate.[18][19] These obtained 7,653 and 13,365 votes respectively of total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 13.71% and 23.94% respectively of the total votes cast.[18][19]

Personal life

Jumah is married with 5 children.[22] He is a Christian.[22]

Honours and awards

In June 2019, Jumah was awarded at the third edition of the Ghana Manufacturers Awards as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Year for his work at Best GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited.[23]

References
  1. MyNewsGH (7 October 2020). "Why I didn't support Akufo-Addo's Presidential bid in 2007 – Kofi Jumah reveals". MyNewsGh. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. Frimpong, Enoch Darfah (14 June 2015). "Kofi Jumah to be arraigned in court on Monday". Graphic Online. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "Odekro". www.odekro.org. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Jumah, Maxwell Kofi". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "Hon. Maxwell Kofi Jumah". elections.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. "12 renowned Ghanaian politicians who attended Prempeh College". The Independent Ghana. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  7. "I wanted a 'juicy position' - Kofi Jumah". www.ghanaweb.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Yaw (29 January 2005). Daily Graphic: Issue 149342 January 29 2005. Graphic Communications Group.
  9. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Jumah, Maxwell Kofi". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  10. "Kufuor swears in ministers". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  11. "GhanaDot.com". www.ghanadot.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  12. Ghana News Agency (7 August 2007). "No excuse for non-performance - Kufuor". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  13. "Development promotion central to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  14. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Asokwa Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  15. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Asokwa Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  16. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  17. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  18. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Asokwa Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  19. Ghana Elections 2008. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2010. p. 60.
  20. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Ashanti Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  21. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  22. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Jumah, Maxwell Kofi". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  23. "34 Individuals, companies honoured for promoting manufacturing sector". Graphic Online. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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