John Tia

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Hon.
John Akologu Tia
Member of the
Ghana Parliament
for Talensi
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2013
Preceded byDavid Zanlerigu
Succeeded byBenson Tongo Baba
Minister for Information
In office
2010–2012
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byZita Okaikoi
Succeeded byFritz Baffour
Personal details
Born(1954-09-23)23 September 1954
Ghana Institute of Journalism
ProfessionJournalist, Politician

John Akologu Tia (23 September 1954 – 24 March 2024) was a Ghanaian politician who served as

Member of Parliament for Talensi from 7 January 1993 until he lost to Robert Nachinab Doameng in the 2012 General election.[1]

Early life and education

Akologu was born at

Ghana Institute of Journalism in 1980.[2] He was a student at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) from 2005 to 2008.[2] He was awarded the Certificate in Management in June 2006. He then got a Diploma in Public Administration in June 2007 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration in 2008.[2]

Career

Tia first worked as a pupil teacher between 1974 and 1976. He then worked with the Information Services Department in Ghana in various capacities taking him from Gambaga to Bolgatanga in 1980. Between 1982 and 1990, he worked with the Ghana News Agency. Akologu was active in the Trade Unions between 1985 and 1992. He was a branch secretary and National Executive Council member of the Public Services Workers' Union.[3]

Politics

Tia got involved in local politics in 1982 when he became the Press Secretary of the Upper East Regional Secretariat of Peoples Defence Committees/Workers Defence Committees set up by the

first parliament in the Fourth Republic in January 1993.[3] He was a Member of the ECOWAS Parliament beginning in 2007. In 2009, he was appointed by President Mills as Minister for Information
.

Elections

Akologu was first elected into Parliament during the December 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election. He was re-elected in 1996 when he won with 16,978 votes out of the 23,815 valid votes cast representing 56.60% over Mariam Adukuma Abagna Kahid who polled 5,759 votes representing 19.20% and Belmogre Caspard Nyaaba who polled 1,078 votes representing 3.60%.[4] He won in the 2000 general election with 9,655 votes out of the 21,311 valid votes cast representing 45.30% over Hajia M. A. Abagna-Khaldi who polled 7,607 votes representing 35.70%, Samuel Kuug Narook who polled 3,341 votes representing 15.70%, John T.Z. Yaroh who polled 459 votes representing 2.20% and Oscar Kurug Tindaan who polled 249 votes representing 1.20%.[5]

Tia was elected once again as the member of parliament for the Talensi constituency in the 2004 Ghanaian general election.[6][7] He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[6][7] His constituency was a part of the 9 parliamentary seats out of 13 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Upper East Region.[8] The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[9] He was elected with 8,346 votes out of 22,148 total valid votes cast.[6][7] This was equivalent to 37.4% of total valid votes cast.[7][6] He was elected over Samuel Kuug Narook of the Peoples’ National Convention, Hajia Mariam Abagna Khalidi of the New Patriotic Party, John Teroug Zongbil of the Convention People's Party and Robert N. Doameng Mosore an independent candidate.[7][6] These obtained 3,001, 5,354, 865 and 4,582 votes respectively of total votes cast.[6][7] These were equivalent to 13.5%, 24.2%, 3.9% and 20.7% respectively of total valid votes cast.[6][7]

Personal life and death

Akologu was married with four children.[2] He died at the Upper East Regional Hospital on 24 March 2024, at the age of 69.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hon. John Tia Akologu - Minister for Information". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Akologu, John Tia". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 353.
  4. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Talensi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Talensi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 187.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Talensi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Profile of the late John Tia Akologo". GhanaWeb. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

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