Idana Asigri is a

Ghanaian The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ...

politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Tempane-Garu Constituency under the membership of the Progress Party (PP).

Politics

He is a Member of the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana representing the Tempane-Garu Constituency in the

Western region Western Region or West Region may refer to: Places *Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi, the Western Region *Western Region, Bahrain * Western Region, Eastern Cape, South Africa *Western Region, Ghana *Western Region (Iceland) *Western Region, Nepal *Western Reg ...

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on the ticket of the Progress Party (PP). He was elected in

1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 August 1969, the first since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government. Voters elected the new 140-seat Parliament. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader of the ...

of the parliamentary term of the 1st Parliament of the 2nd Republic of Ghana. The Parliament started on 1 October 1969 and was suspended following the overthrow of the

Busia government This is a listing of the ministers who served in Busia's Progress Party government during the Second Republic of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the ...

on 13 January 1972.

Personal life

He is a

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

. He is a Traditional Ruler. His father Maa Ligu Asigri Duut was the chief of Worikambo a town in Tempane - Garu in the Upper East region of Ghana.

References

Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972 Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Progress Party (Ghana) politicians Ghanaian Christians People from Upper East Region Politicians from Western Region (Ghana) Tribal chiefs {{Ghana-politician-stub