Ayawaso Central


Ayawaso Central is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It is one of the six newly created assemblies and districts that was inaugurated by Government of Ghana across the nation, simultaneously. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Ayawaso Central is located in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It is one of the 260 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in Ghana and also part of the 29 MMDAs in the Greater Accra Region.

History

The history of Ayawaso Central dates back to the days of the former president of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah, when Kwei Mensah who was known to be the first person to settle on the land joined several others in the country for the fight for multi-party democracy.
The current Greater Accra Regional Minister Mr. Ishmael Nii Ashitey, read a speech on behalf of the President of Ghana said, the new assemblies, which were created was in accordance with the 1992 Constitution and Local Governance Act, 2016 of the Constitution of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992Hon Said SinareNational Democratic Congress
1996Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe QuayeNew Patriotic Party

Elections