Sulley Gariba (4 May 195827 April 2021) was a policy analyst and evaluation specialist who served as an advisor to the former president of Ghana

John Dramani Mahama John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who has been the 14th president of Ghana since January 2025. A member of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), National Democratic Congress (NDC), he served as the 12th p ...

from 2009 to 2017. He monitored and evaluated poverty reduction in the Canadian International Development.

Early life and education

Gariba was born in Northern Ghana. He attended Ghana College, now Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO),

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. He was awarded a bachelor's degree in political science from the

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in 1981. In 1982, he further had his MA in Political Science and International Relations and also his Ph.D. in Political Science and International Development from

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in 1989. In 2014, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Carleton University.

Politics

In 2009, he was the Development Policy Advisor in President Mill's administration. He was later appointed the Ambassador of

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. He is claimed to have worked with NPP, NDC and PNC.

Death

He died on 27 April 2021.

John Mahama John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who has been the 14th president of Ghana since January 2025. A member of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), National Democratic Congress (NDC), he served as the 12th p ...

and Lordina Mahama attended his funeral.

References

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