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Oboafo Kwadjo Asante (born June 21, 1977) is a Ghanaian politician and businessman. He is the Member of parliament for the Suhum (Ghana parliament constituency).




Early life


Oboafo was born on June 21, 1977. He hails from Akropong Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana.




Education


Oboafo' has a bachelor in education degree in Science (Chemistry), a diploma in science education, a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) and a Master of Business Administration (Finance).




Career


Oboafo Kwadjo is the managing director of Kay and Moby Company Limited.




Politics


In 2020 he contested and won the NPP parliamentary primaries for Suhum (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He won the parliamentary seat in the 2020 Ghanaian general election beating the National Democratic Congress (Ghana)'s Amanda Okyere Kwatia. He serves as a member of the Defence and Interior Committee of parliament.
He lost the parliamentary candidacy of the NPP to Frank Asiedu during the primaries in January 2024. He subsequently pledged to run on an independent ticket in the 2024 General Elections.
On September 1, 2024, the incumbent MP officially announced his bid to run as independent candidate in the Suhum (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region of Ghana.




Independent Candidacy


In January 2024, Oboafo lost the New Patriotic Party's primary elections for the Suhum Constituency with 320 votes to Frank Asiedu Bekoe, popularly known as Protozoa, who polled 496 votes. In September 2024, having lost his bid to represent the New Patriotic Party, he officially announced his intention to run in the 2024 Ghanaian general election as an independent candidate.
In October 2024, his decision to go independent was speculated in the media to have been rescinded by a section of the media after a picture of him and the New Patriotic Party leader in parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin went viral. However, he clarified that he will still contest as an independent candidate.




Personal life


Oboafo is a Christian.




References

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• Kwadjo Asante
• Suhum (Ghana parliament constituency)
• List of candidates in the 2024 Ghanaian parliamentary election
• List of MPs elected in the 2020 Ghanaian general election
• Eastern Region (Ghana)
• Kwadwo
• Frederick Opare-Ansah
• 2014 Ghana Movie Awards
• Freemasonry in Ghana
• Adenta (Ghana parliament constituency)