A former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress Dr Kwabena Adjei has died.
The 76-year-old died Tuesday morning at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital where he had been seeking medical care for an undisclosed sickness that is said to have prolonged, an executive member of the NDC confirmed to 3news.com.
The politician-cum-academician, who was born on 9th March 1943 at Nkonya Ntsumuru in the now Oti Region, started his political career as a Council Member for the Jasikan District Council, Jasikan in 1978.
As a lecturer from 1984 to 1986, he taught at the University of Maiduguri in Nigeria and University Of Ghana,University of Cape Coast,
Political success
Dr Kwabena Adjei has not only been an active member of the NDC but also played several roles within the party and the various governments of the NDC with a lot of achievements to his credit since 1987.
In 2008, he reinvigorated the NDC which was then in opposition, to win the general elections which brought the late Prof. John Evans Atta-Mills to power in January 2009.
He again led the NDC to retain power in 2012 and played what many say a neutralist leadership role to ensure the NDC survived, united and elaborated itself.
Dr Adjei was conferred the International award of Millennium Development Ambassador by the United Nations, August 2013.
Political positions held
- 1978/1979: Elected Council Member: Jasikan District Council, Jasikan, Volta, Region, Ghana.
- 1979-1981: Parliamentary Candidate Biakoye for the Popular Front Party
- 1986-1987: PNDC Deputy Secretary (Deputy Minister of State) for the Volta Region, Republic Of Ghana.
- 1987-1992: PNDC Deputy Secretary (Deputy Minister of State) for Industries, Science & Technology, Republic Of Ghana.
- 1998/1992: Member Of Committee Of Secretaries (The PNDC Cabinet),
- 1992: Key Member since the founding of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 1992.
- 1993/1996: Member of Parliament (MP) for the Biakoye Constituency, Parliament of the 4th Republic Of Ghana.
- 1993/1994: First Deputy Majority Chief Whip: Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.
- 1994: Majority Chief Whip: Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.
- 1994: Deputy Minister for Lands & Forestry: Republic Of Ghana.
- 1994/1996: Minister for Lands & Forestry: Republic Of Ghana.
- 1996/2000: Member of Parliament (MP) for the Biakoye, Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.
- 1997/1998: Cabinet Minister for Lands & Forestry, Republic of Ghana.
- 1998: Cabinet Minister for Food & Agriculture, Republic of Ghana.
- 1998/2000: Leader of The House (Majority Leader): Parliament of 4th Republic of Ghana.
- 1998/2000: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Forth Republic of Ghana
- Chairman of Business Committee, Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana,
- Member of Select Committee, Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.
- 2001/2004: Member of Parliament (MP) for the Biakoye Constituency, Parliament Of The Fourth Republic of Ghana.
- Member of Finance Committee, Parliament, Republic of the 4th Republic of Ghana
- Member of Health Committee, Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana,
- 2005 National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)
- 2009 Chairman of Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund).
By 3news.com|Ghana