Kwamena Minta Nyarku

**Kwamena Minta Nyarku** (dem born am on 7 December 1974) be Ghanaian academic den politician wey be a member of de National Democratic Congress (NDC). He be de member of parliament for de Cape Coast North Constituency insyd de Central Region of Ghana.

## Early life and education
Dem born Nyarku on 7 December 1974 for Apewosika, Cape Coast insyd de Central Region of Ghana. He fina ein GCE Ordinary level den GCE Advanced level certificate insyd Business skull in 1992 den 1996 respectively for Adisadel College, Cape Coast. Afer dat He san move go Komenda Training College wey he grab ein Teacher Certificate  1995 insyd. Insyd 2000, he fina ein bachelor degree insyd education plus major for Business Education from de University of Cape Coast. im no stop dere He push go  University of Ghana Business School, wey he finish im Master of Business Administration (MBA) for Marketing insyd 2003. He san go University of Leicester for UK insyd , wey im bag  im Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)for Marketing insyd 2019.he also chop certificate from de Chartered Institute of Marketing for United Kingdom insyd.

## Career
Nyarku be big ogbonge for de Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management insyd de School of Business for University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Before dat, he don teach for different schools n even worka for  sam private kampanies as business consultant

## Politics

### Parliamentary bid
Nyarku join de National Democratic Congress primaries ahead of the 2020 elections. He win de parliamentary bid say he go rep de National Democratic Congress for de Constituency insyd August 2019 after he go unoppose secof de disqualification of ein two contenders.

For 16 July 2020, ahead of de elections during de compilation for new ein voters register, dem disqualify am from holding a voter ID card secof claims of registering insyd a suburb of Cape Coast, Nkanfoa, wey he no be resident for a number of years as require by de registration laws. Ein eligibility dem challenge by a polling agent of ein opponent party de New Patriotic Party (NPP) den refer to de District Registration Review Committee. De District Registration Review Committee uphold de challenge den insyd August 2020, he file an appeal against de decision wey dem dismiss by de Cape Coast High Court. For 22 September 2020, base on ein points  raise by ein lawyer Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, an Accra High Court, with de presiding judge Justice Stephen Oppong talk say thru write of mandamus dey compel de Electoral Commission say he for register him since no court of competent jurisdiction go fi barr him from registering.

On 1 October 2020, he go register in accordance to de ruling for de Accra High court. De issuing of de new ID card wey dem prompt anoda challenge by de New Patriotic Party wey dis time quashed by de District Registration Review Committee by a 5:2 majority vote wey dey pave way give him to file ein nomination go contest insyd de parliamentary elections. 

Insyd de 2020 election Nyarko shock everybody when im defeat de sitting member of parliament Barbara Asher Ayisi of de New Patriotic Party, wey she de double as de deputy minister for works den housing den she be former deputy minister for education. He garner 22,972 votes as against ein 21,643 votes wey edey rep 51.49% den 48.51% respectively wey dem declare am as winner den member of parliament elect.

### Member of Parliament
Nyarku dem swear ein into office as de Member of Parliament wey he  rep ein constituency Cape Coast North  insyd de 8th Parliament of de 4th Republic of Ghana on de 7 January 2021. He also serve as a member for de Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee.

## Ein life matter
Nyarku be Christian. Ein nickie be Ragga.

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