Sampson Atakora | |
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MP forEjura Sekyedumasi | |
In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005 | |
President | John Agyekum Kufour |
Personal details | |
Born | Ejura Sekyedumasi, Ashanti Region |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Occupation | Politician |
Sampson Atakora is a Ghanaian Politician and a member of the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Ejura Sekyedumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1]
Atakora was born at Ejura Sekyedumasi, a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1]
Atakora was first elected into parliament on the Ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 2000 Ghanaian General Elections. [2] [3] He polled 10,787 votes out of the 25,679 valid votes cast representing 42.00% [4] He was defeated by Alhaji Issifu Pangabu Mohammed in the 2004 parties primary elections. [5]
Atakora is an Engineer at the Community Water and Sanitation Agency. [6] He also is a former member of Parliament for the Ejura Sekyedumasi Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1]
On October 19, 2004, he was arrested for visa fraud. It was alleged that he tried to use fake birth certificates to acquire America visa for his two children. [7] [8]