Akua Donkor
Akua Donkor | |
|---|---|
| Ghana Freedom Party candidate for President of Ghana | |
| Running mate | Ernest Adakabre Frimpong Manso |
| Opponent(s) | Nana Akufo-Addo John Mahama and 9 others |
| Incumbent | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1952 (age 72) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Ghana Freedom Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Cocoa farmer |
Akua Donkor (born February 1952) is a Ghanaian politician, founder and leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP).[1]
Early life[edit]
Donkor was born in February 1952, and hails from Afigya Kwabre District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. She is a cocoa farmer by profession. She is not known to have had any formal education.[2]
Politics[edit]
Madam Donkor was elected assembly woman for Herman,[2] a step towards achieving her ambition of being the president of Ghana. Her ambition to be president is evident in the 2012 polls where she applied to contest as an independent candidate. However, she was barred by the electoral commission. Madam Donkor on the other hand does not agree with the decision. In her view, she should be addressed as Her Excellency though she was disqualified. Her party, Ghana Freedom Party has its headquarters situated in Kabu in the Eastern Region of Ghana. However, this was gutted by fire[3] on 22 January 2016. This does not deter her ambition to become president. In her view, the start of a political party is a steppingstone to becoming a president.[4] Currently Madam Donkor is in the process of opening regional offices for her party in all the ten regions of Ghana.[5]
Campaign promise[edit]
When elected as president, Madam Donkor promises to make free education from primary to secondary level. She also seeks to raise import on taxes to enable people import more, also she would establish a free zone at the port of Tema to attract more businesses.[2] This can all be achieved through the use of Ghana's resources such as Gold, cocoa, shea butter and salt. Buying of the finished product of oil is just absurd especially when Ghana is an oil producing country and exports its oil in an unfinished form. Muammar Gaddafi, being her political icon, was of the view that Ghana should be able to rub shoulders with Libya in the production and sale of oil.[5]
Madam Donkor appealed to Ghanaians to elect a woman as president since a woman has the capacity to transform the developmental process of this country.[5]
Disqualification[edit]
On 10 October 2016, the Ghana Electoral Commission announced it has disqualified Akua Donkor together with 12 other presidential candidates from contesting in the 7th December, 2016 election.[6] She admitted that her nomination form was freight with errors as pointed out by the EC. She called on members and executives of the party not to lose hope as the party bounces back in 2020 to contest in the presidential race.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Akua Donkor, 'Otumfuo is my husband' - Now Ghana!". Now Ghana!. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Kanyarwunga (7 July 2011). "History of Africa Otherwise: Ms. Akua Donkor, illiterate President of Ghana ?". History of Africa Otherwise. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Akua Donkor party office burnt". www.ghanaweb.com. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "I will be President of Ghana before I die – Akua Donkor - Entertainment News | Viasat1.com.gh". viasat1.com.gh. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b c (Mrs), Rebecca Quaicoe Duho. "Ghana must not be in difficulty — Akua Donkor - Graphic Online". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "EC disqualifies Nduom, Konadu, 11 others; accepts 4 - MyJoyOnline". Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Akua Donkor calms supporters, says 2020 is her surest bet". 12 October 2016.