J. H. Allassani

Joseph Henry Allassani be Ghanaian teacher den politician. He be member of parliament den minister of state during de first republic. He be de first health minister for de first republic of Ghana.

 Early life den education 
Dem born Allassani around 1906 at Gumo a suburb of de Kumbungu District about 9 km from Tamale insyd de Northern Region, Ghana then a territory of Togoland under de trusteeship of de United Kingdom.

He dey receive ein elementary education at Catholic schools insyd Tamale, Elmina, Sunyani, den finally at St. Peter ein insyd Kumasi. He enter de Government Teacher Training College insyd 1924 den graduate plus ein Certificate 'A' insyd 1926.

 Career den politics 
Allassani start ein teaching career for 1927 for St. Peter's Catholic School, Kumasi. He teach there for like twenty-two years. For 1949, he resign make he take appointment as secretary to de Dagomba Native Administration. Dat same year, dem elect am go de Northern Territories Council, den for 1951, he enter de legislative assembly as representative for Dagomba East under de Convention People's Party. He officially assume office on 8 February 1951. On 1 April 1951, dem appoint am as ministerial secretary (deputy minister) for de ministry of development, den on 20 June 1954 he become Minister for Education, officially take de position on 21 June dat year. For 1955 and 1956, he dey argue for insyd de United Nations Trusteeship Council say make Northern Togoland integrate plus de Gold Coast. Dem appoint am as Minister for Health insyd June 1956 till September 1959 wey dem appoint am as Ghana ein Resident Minister for Guinea. He hold dat post till 30 June 1960 wey dem appoint am as chairman for Rural Housing, officially take office on 1 July 1960, Republic Day. He serve for dat role till 1 January wey dem make am chairman of de State Paints Corporation. He dey hold dat position till February 1966 wey de Nkrumah government fall.

During ein tenure of office as a government official, he serve on various boards den committees, some which include; de Scholarship Selection Board, de Central Tender Board, de Erzuah Committee on Civil Service Salaries den de Committee on Transport insyd de Northern Territories. During de era of de National Liberation Council government he be sentenced to 3 months imprisonment plus hard labour by two asset commissions on de conviction of perjury den contempt of Justice Apaloo ein Commission.

 Ein life matter 
Allassani den ein wife Susana Andani get twelve kiddies.

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Category:1906 births
Category:Human
Category:Ghanaians
Category:Year of death missing
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Ghanaian MPs 1951–1954
Category:Ghanaian MPs 1954–1956
Category:Ghanaian MPs 1956–1965
Category:Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966
Category:Ministers for education of Ghana
Category:Ministers for health of Ghana
Category:Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians
Category:Politicians wey komot Northern Region (Ghana)