Ramatu Baba

Ramatu Baba be Ghanaian politician during de first republic. She be de first female district commissioner for Ghana den de only woman wey ever serve as district commissioner for Yendi district. She be member of parliament for Yendi constituency from 1965 go 1966.

 Biography 
Ramatu Baba be daughter of de chief butcher for Yendi. She get ein education for schools insyd ein home district den Achimota School for Accra. After school, she work for Social Welfare department for Tamale, capital of de Northern Region. She lef civil service go work as regional woman organizer for United Ghana Farmers' Council (UGFC), group wey dey under Convention People's Party (CPP). She spend three years tour de whole region, den ein work cover both male den female farmers. Dem appoint am as District Commissioner for Yendi district wen na she be only twenty-seven (27) years old. She serve Yendi as District Commissioner till 1965 wey she become member of parliament (MP) for Yendi constituency. She remain MP till February 1966 wey dem overthrow Nkrumah ein government.

Insyd 2003, she appear before National Reconciliation Commission make she beg say dem return her two houses den one car wey dem seize after dem overthrow de first republic government. She talk say Azu Crabbe commission clear her name, but de military government still go confiscate her assets. She add say she write letter to de PNDC government talk about her situation, den dem direct her go Confiscated Assets Committee. Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu, wey be then chairperson of de commission, help am recover her buildings for Tamale wey people dey occupy. But later, dem take back de buildings as de occupants report de matter too go Confiscated Assets Committee. She get two sons.

 References 
Category:Ghanaians
Category:Human
Category:Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966
Category:Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians
Category:20th-century Ghanaian women politicians
Category:Year of birth missing
Category:Alumni of Achimota School
Category:Politicians wey komot Northern Region (Ghana)