Geoffrey Kini
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Hon. Geoffrey Kini MP | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Nkwanta South constituency | |
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| Born | 9 March 1971 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
Geoffrey Kini (born Thursday 1 January 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Nkwanta South Constituency in the Oti Region of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2]
Geoffrey Kini was born and hails from Bakpa New Town in the Oti Region of Ghana. Geoffrey Kini had his Middle School Leaving Certificate (MSLC) in 1985, 2nd Division in 1991 and his Bachelor's degree in Human resource management (2nd Class Upper) in 2017. He is also a Graduate (Conflict Peace and Security) in the year 2020.[3][4][5]
Career
Geoffrey Kini is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Kini Geoffrey. He worked as a managing director for FairCom (A Database Technology Company) from 1994 to 2016. He is now working as the Member of parliament (MP) for Nkwanta South Constituency in the Oti Region of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[6][7][8]
Political life
Geoffrey Kini contested and won the 2016 NDC parliamentary primaries for Nkwanta South Constituency in the Oti Region of Ghana.[9][10][11][12] Geoffrey Kini proceeded to win the parliamentary seat in his constituency (Nkwanta South Constituency) in the Oti Region of Ghana during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress to join the Seventh (7th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with 21,691 votes (59.3%) against Edusei Cephas Kujo of the New Patriotic Party who had 8,903 votes (24.4%), Njonam Wisdom Wagya (An Independent Candidate) who also had 5,670 votes (15.5%) and Nyame Maxwell of the Convention People's Party(CPP) who had 297 votes (0.8%).[13][14][15]
Geoffrey Kini again contested and won the 2020 NDC parliamentary primaries for Nkwanta South Constituency in the Oti Region of Ghana with 891 votes against Richard Manuribe who had 189 votes.[16][17][18] Geoffrey Kini again proceeded to win in the 2020 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress to join the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with 29,189 votes (57.7%) against Sherifa Sekyere-Tijani of the New Patriotic Party who had 20,272 votes (40.1%) and Ograh Felix William of the Progressive People's Party(PPP) who had 1,127 votes (2.2%).[19][20][21]
Committees
Geoffrey Kini is a member of the Standing Orders Committee. He is also a member of the Communications Committee of the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[22]