Edward Kojo Salia (20 June 1952 – 16 February 2009) was a

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Member of Parliament. He was also a member of the National Democratic Congress and was a Minister of State in the

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Early life and education

Salia was born on 20 June 1952. He was born at Amasaman in the

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of Ghana. His parents were Bajeluru Dorcie Salia, a farmer and Habiba Yiringsaa, a housewife. He attended the

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. He also attended the

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in the

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. He also studied at the

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and

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. Between 2005 and 2007, he studied at the

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Achimota Achimota ( ), is a town in the Accra Metropolitan District, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Achimota means "speak no name" in the Ga language. In pre-colonial Ghana, its forbidden forest was a "silent" refuge for runaway slaves ...

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Politics

Salia was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications in the

in 1993. He also served as Minister for Mines and Energy and later for Roads and Transport in

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's government. He was first elected as the member of parliament for the

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in the

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and he retained his seat in the two subsequent elections in

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and

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2000 Elections

Salia was elected as the member of parliament for the

constituency in the

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in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections. He therefore represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected with 16,446 votes out of the total votes cast. This is equivalent to 87.9% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Salifatu Badiu of the National Reform Party and Timothy Taafaale Dombo of the

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. These two obtained 1,380 and 891 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 7.4% and 4.8% respectively of the total valid votes cast. Salia was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. The National Democratic Congress won a total of 7 parliamentary seats in the

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in that election. In all, the party won a minority total of 89 parliamentary representation out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

2004 Elections

Salia was elected as the member of parliament for the Jirapa constituency in the Upper West region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. He represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected with 15,580 votes out of 20,697 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 75.3% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over James Amare of the People's National Convention, Winifred A. DY-Yakah of the New Patriotic Party and Nuah Bibiana, an independent candidate. They obtained 483 votes, 4280 votes and 354 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 2.3%, 20.7% and 1.7% respectively of the total valid votes cast. Salia was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. The National Democratic Congress won a total of 7 parliamentary seats in the Upper West Region in that elections. In all, the party won a minority total of 94 parliamentary representation out of 230 seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

Personal life

Salia was a Christian.

References

External links

Ghana Home PageModernGhana.comPeaceFMOnline
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