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== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
Akurugu a member of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-03 |title=Dome Kwabenya seat likely to fall to NDC in the event of by-election - Poll |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2022/08/dome-kwabenya-seat-likely-to-fall-to-ndc-in-the-event-of-by-election-poll/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> | Akurugu a member of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-03 |title=Dome Kwabenya seat likely to fall to NDC in the event of by-election - Poll |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2022/08/dome-kwabenya-seat-likely-to-fall-to-ndc-in-the-event-of-by-election-poll/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-23 |title=Elikplim Akurugu promises to win Dome Kwabenya seat for NDC |url=https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/politics/seat-for-ndc/2024/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In the ], she lost to ] after securing 44 percent of the parliamentary votes whiles Sarfo had about 75,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2024 |title=Dome Kwabenya: Mike Oquaye Jnr not a threat to Elikplim Akurugu — NDC Chair |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1288927/dome-kwabenya-mike-oquaye-jnr-not-a-threat-to.html |access-date=8 January 2025 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref> | |||
In May 2023, she contested and won the NDC primaries after she had 1,564 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2023 |title=NDC polls: Elikplim Akurugu wins Dome Kwabenya |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NDC-polls-Elikplim-Akurugu-wins-Dome-Kwabenya-1766729 |access-date=8 January 2025 |website=Ghana Web}}</ref> | |||
In the ], she defeated the ] candidate, Mike Oquaye Junior. She secured 50,967 votes whilst Oquaye Junior had 50,669.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-31 |title=EC declares Faustina Elikplim Akurugu as MP-elect for Dome Kwabenya |url=https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/politics/ec-declares/2024/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abugri |first=Emmanuel Ajarfor |date=31 December 2024 |title=EC affirms NDC's Elikplim Akurugu as MP-Elect for Dome Kwabenya |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1368929/ec-affirms-elikplim-akurugu-as-mp-elect-for-dome.html |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=GNA |date=2024-12-31 |title=EC declares NDC's Faustina Elikplim Akurugu as MP-elect for Dome-Kwabenya |url=https://gna.org.gh/2024/12/breaking-ec-declares-ndcs-faustina-elikplim-akurugu-as-mp-elect-for-dome-kwabenya/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Ghana News Agency |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == |
Latest revision as of 16:51, 9 January 2025
Ghanaian politicianFaustina Elikplim Akurugu is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament for the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Political career
Akurugu a member of the National Democratic Congress.
In the 2020 Ghanaian general election, she lost to Sarah Adwoa Sarfo after securing 44 percent of the parliamentary votes whiles Sarfo had about 75,000 votes.
In May 2023, she contested and won the NDC primaries after she had 1,564 votes.
In the 2024 Ghanaian general election, she defeated the NPP candidate, Mike Oquaye Junior. She secured 50,967 votes whilst Oquaye Junior had 50,669.
Personal life
Akurugu's father was Mr. Faustinus Rosiyah Anam.
References
- "EC officially declares Elikplim Akurugu as MP-elect for Dome Kwabenya". 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "EC declares NDC's Elikplim Akurugu winner of Dome-Kwabenya election - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- Effah, Evans (2024-12-31). "NDC's Faustina Akurugu wins historic Dome Kwabenya parliamentary seat". Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "Dome Kwabenya seat likely to fall to NDC in the event of by-election - Poll". 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "Elikplim Akurugu promises to win Dome Kwabenya seat for NDC". 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- "Dome Kwabenya: Mike Oquaye Jnr not a threat to Elikplim Akurugu — NDC Chair". Modern Ghana. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- "NDC polls: Elikplim Akurugu wins Dome Kwabenya". Ghana Web. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- "EC declares Faustina Elikplim Akurugu as MP-elect for Dome Kwabenya". 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- Abugri, Emmanuel Ajarfor (31 December 2024). "EC affirms NDC's Elikplim Akurugu as MP-Elect for Dome Kwabenya". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- GNA (2024-12-31). "EC declares NDC's Faustina Elikplim Akurugu as MP-elect for Dome-Kwabenya". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- "Mahama Commiserates With Elikplim Akurugu Over Father's Death, Assures Dome-Kwabenya Of Good Roads". Modern Ghana. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2025.