Abraham Dwuma Odoom

Hon. Abraham Dwuma Odoom MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Twifo Atti-Morkwa Constituency
In office 7 January 2017 – 6 January 2021
Succeeded by	David T. D. Vondee
President	Nana Akuffo-Addo
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-11) 11 August 1952 (age 72) Twifo Ayaase, Ghana
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Alma mater	Harvard University, University of Ghana
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Accountant
Committees	Parliamentary Select Committee on Food and Agriculture (Vice Chairman)

Abraham Dwuma Odoom is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Twifo Atti-Morkwa Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] He is credited with developing a concept note behind Nigeria's 'successful' rice production story.[2][3]

Early life and education

Odoom was born on 11 August 1952 and hails from Twifo Ayaase in the Central Region of Ghana. He has a certificate in Political and Economic Change from the J. F. Kennedy School of Governance, Harvard University in 2007 and also a Diploma in Accounting from the University of Ghana in 1979.[1][4]

Career

Odoom was a Lead Consultant in Cocoa Redevelopment from June 2016 to 6 January 2017. He also worked at the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. He was also a Policy Advisor at Bill/Melinda Gates/J. A Kufuor Foundation Competitive African Rice Initiative Project in Nigeria from 2014 to May 2016.[1][5]

Politics

Odoom is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the member of parliament for Twifo Atti-Morkwa Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana from 2017 to 2021.[4][6][7]

2016 election

During the 2016 Ghanaian general election, Odoom won the Twifo Atti Morkwa Constituency parliamentary seat. He won with 21,231 votes making 58.2% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Samuel Ato Amoah had 14,887 votes making 40.8% of the total votes cast, the PPP parliamentary candidate Abu Ayuba had 273 votes making 0.8% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Ebenezer Appiah had 115 vote making 0.3% of the total votes cast.[8]

Minister

Odoom is the former Deputy Minister for Health during the Kufuor administration.[9]

He is the former Deputy Minister for Local Government.[10]

Committee

Odoom was a member and Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Food and Agriculture.[11][12]

Personal life

Odoom is a Christian.[4]

Awards

In 2004, he emerged the best District Chief Executive for the then Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District Assembly in Ghana.[9]

In November 2019, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Honorary Award.[13]

Philanthropy

In June 2018, he presented motorbikes to teachers and agriculture extension officers in his constituency.[14]

References

1. "Abraham Dwuma Odoom, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
2. "Agric revival rests with BoG — Odoom". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
3. "We need highly motivated people to lead agricultural transformation — Abraham Dwuma Odoom". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
4. "Oddom, Abraham Dwuma". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
5. admin (2022-02-14). "Cultivation of heterogeneous varieties affecting rice production". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
6. "Twifo Ati Morkwaa – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2022-12-10.
7. "Bank of Ghana's buy-in needed to replicate Nigeria's rice production success – Dwuma Odoom". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
8. FM, Peace. "2016 Election - Twifo - Atti Morkwaa Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
9. Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2016-11-21). "Twifo Atti-Morkwa: NPP intensifies campaign to unseat NDC MP". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
10. GNA. "Ghana's Agriculture sector can revive the economy - Former MP | News Ghana". NewsGhana. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
11. "Parliamentary Select Committee on Food and Agriculture Pays Working Visit to Kpong Irrigation Site. | SHAI-OSUDOKU DISTRICT ASSEMBLY". SHAI-OSUDOKU DISTRICT ASSEMBLY. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
12. Admin (22 June 2020). "NPP Kingmakers Dethrone Over 30 MPs and 8 C'ttee Chairmen Ousted In Parliament". The Custodian. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
13. Post, Cocoa (2019-11-22), "L-R Mr. Muhammadu Muzzammil, Country Manager of ECOM Ghana presents the Lifetime Achievement Honorary Award to Hon. Abraham Dwuma Odoom, who received the plaque on behalf of former President John Agyekum Kufuor", Flickr, retrieved 2022-12-10
14. "MP Gives Out Motorbikes To Deal With Teacher Absenteeism". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-12-10.