Adelaide Ntim

Adelaide Yaa Agyeiwaa Ntim (born 24 June 1971) is a Ghanaian politician. She has been the Member of Parliament representing the Nsuta-Kwaman-Beposo Constituency of the Ashanti Region since 7 January, 2021.[1]

Early life and education

Adelaide Yaa Agyeiwaa Ntim was born on 24 June 1971 and comes from Nsuta-Ashanti.[1] She holds two Diplomas - Pharmacy Assistant (2017), and Basic Criminal Law (2019).[1]

Career and politics

Ntim ousted the then member of parliament for the Nsuta-Kwaman-Beposo constituency, Kwame Asafu Adjei, in the June 2020 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Primaries to become the party's candidate for the December 2020 election.[2] Prior to becoming a member of the Ghanaian Parliament, Ntim renounced her citizenship of the United States of America in August 2019.[3] She won the December 2020 parliamentary election with 23,622 votes representing 71.7% of the total votes cast, beating her opponent Newman Dapaah of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) who obtained 9,321 votes representing 28.3% of the total valid votes cast. [4]

References
  1. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. "Sitting NPP MPs who 'summertumbled' in primaries". Graphic Online. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. Bonney, Abigail (31 December 2020). "NPP MP-elect fumes over dual citizenship claims". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Nsuta Kwamang Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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