Ebenezer Kojo Kum (born Monday 17 April 1967) is a

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, a

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who was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and currently a member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ahanta West Constituency in the Western Region of

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on the ticket of the

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Early life and education

Ebenezer Kojo Kum was born and hails from

Dixcove Dixcove is a coastal village and a fishing community in the Ahanta West district, a district in the Western Region of South Ghana, located approximately 35 km west of the regional capital of Sekondi-Takoradi. The current Paramount Chief of ...

in the Western Region of

. Ebenezer Kojo Kum obtained his Ordinary Level(O - Level) in 1984 and Advanced Level(A - Level) in 1986. Ebenezer Kojo Kum proceeded to have his

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(Hons) and

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, all from the

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in 1991 and

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(General Practice) at

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in the year 2020.

Career

Ebenezer Kojo Kum was the Deputy Director/Principal Cultural Officer/Senior Cultural Officer from 1992 to 2005 at the Centre for National Culture. Ebenezer Kojo Kum was also a junior

from 2000 to 2002 at Kendicks Law Firm, an Associate partner from 2002 to 2007 as well as the

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from 2007 to 2016 at the Kendicks Law Firm. Ebenezer Kojo Kum is now working as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ahanta West Constituency in the Western Region of

on the ticket of the

Political Life

Ebenezer Kojo Kum contested and won the 2016 NPP

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for Ahanta West Constituency in the Western Region of

. Ebenezer Kojo Kum proceeded to win the

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in his

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( Ahanta West Constituency) in the Western Region of

during the

2016 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President of Ghana, President and all 275 Members of Parliament of Ghana, Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by P ...

s on the ticket of the

to join the Seventh (7th)

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of the

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with 30,596 votes (68.1%) against George Kwame Aboagye(Late) of the National Democratic Congress who had 13,784 votes (30.7%) and Isaac Kweku Annan of the Convention People's Party(CPP) who had 546 votes (1.2%). Ebenezer Kojo Kum again contested and won the 2020 NPP

for Ahanta West Constituency in the Western Region of

with 472 votes(65.46%) against Kwesi Biney who had 249 votes (34.54%). Ebenezer Kojo Kum again proceeded to win in the

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s on the ticket of the

to join the Eighth (8th)

of the

with 27,946 votes (51.60%) against Dr. Emmanuel Okumi Andoh (a former Pro-Vice Chancellor of the

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) of the National Democratic Congress who had 23,957 votes (44.24%), Ismail Buadii of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) who had 1,797 votes (3.32%), Ebo Mensah of the Convention People's Party (CPP) who had 214 votes (0.40%), Nathaniel Adusei of the All People's Congress (APC) who had 139 votes (0.25%) and Dominic Akalga of the People's National Convention (PNC) who also had 101 votes (0.18%). Ebenezer Kojo Kum is the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.

Committees

Ebenezer Kojo Kum is a member of the Judiciary Committee . He is also a member of the

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, Industry and

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of the Eighth (8th)

of the

Personal life

Ebenezer Kojo Kum is a

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and a member of the Anaji Christ the King

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Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi ( ) is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city as well as ...

. Ebenezer Kojo Kum is happily

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with a

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Philanthropy

Ebenezer Kojo Kum donated some medical equipments to the Ahanta West health directorate in the Ahanta West Constituencyon Friday, 24 January 2020. The

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which worth thousands of cedis included two

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, two

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( popularly known as Mahama Canbu), pieces of

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s, and a 55inches Samsung Television set were handed over to the Municipal Health Director, Madam Caroline Efah Otoo. Ebenezer Kojo Kum presented Ten Thousand, Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight Ghana Cedis(10,788) to Sankor Senior High School in his constituency ( Ahanta West Constituency) to purchase thirteen (13) marker boards with graph. Ebenezer Kojo Kum again fulfilled a promise he made to the Christian Divine Church in Dixcove. He made a cash donation of GHS 5,400 in a visit to the church prior to the 2020 general election to support the work of the Lord. This was after the Head Pastor, Paul Essien prophesied a victory for him in the election.

References

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