Hon. Desmond De-Graft Paitoo MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Gomoa East Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| President | Nana Akuffo Addo |
| Preceded by | Kojo Asemanyi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1969 Gomoa Dasum, Ghana |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Occupation | Freight Forwarder |
| Profession | Politician |
| Committees | House Committee; Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee |
Desmond De-Graft Paitoo (born 21 August 1969) is a Ghanaian politician who currently serves as the Member of Parliament for the Gomoa East Constituency.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Desmond De-Graft was born on 21 August 1969 and hails from Gomoa Dasum in the Central Region of Ghana. Desmond De-Graft had his MSLC in 1987, City and Guild Intermediate in Mechanical Engineering in 1991 and his Degree in Supply Chain Management (Procurement) in 2018.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Desmond De-Graft is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Desreen Shipping and Logistics.[4][5][6] He is a freight forwarder.[7]
Political life
[edit]Desmond De-Graft is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[8] He contested and won the NDC parliamentary primaries for Gomoa East Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.[7][9]
2016 election
[edit]In the 2016 Ghanaian general election, he lost the Gomoa East Constituency parliamentary seat to the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate Kojo Asemanyi. He lost with 15,010 votes making 42.5% of the total votes cast whilst Kojo had 17,654 votes making 50.0% of the total votes cast, an Independent candidate Marcus Yaw Danso who had 1,604 votes making 4.5% of the total votes cast, Eunice Assuman of PPP who also had 920 votes making 2.6% of the total votes cast and Godfred Kumedzro Cudjo of CPP had 105 votes making 0.3% of the total votes cast.[10]
2020 election
[edit]Desmond De-Graft won the parliamentary seat for the Gomoa East Constituency during the 2020 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress with 36,637 votes making 49.46% of the total votes cast to join the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana against Kojo Asemanyi of the New Patriotic Party who had 135,873 votes making 48.42% of the total votes cast, Samuel Kofi Essel of GUM who had 1,397 votes making 1.89% of the total votes cast and Emmanuel Otchere of UPP who also had 173 votes making 0.23% of the total votes cast.[11][12][13][5]
Committees
[edit]Desmond De-Graft is a member of the House Committee. He is also a member of the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee of the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Desmond De-Graft is a Christian[4][5]
Philanthropy
[edit]In January 2022, he pledged to support the construction of a health facility with hospital furniture and other items at Dampase in the Central Region.[14]
Controversy
[edit]In November 2020, De-Graft was sued by Akwasi Adjetey, a businessman for allegedly collapsing his business.[15]
References
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- ^ "Accra food prices 'far cry' from food-centre prices | Afriyie Akoto says mini 'makola' in the offing at his Agric ministry's compound". classfmonline. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ Abedu-Kennedy, Dorcas (2020-11-13). "The Big Debate: Gomoa East MP, NDC PC battle it out over projects". Adomonline. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ a b c d "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ a b c d "Paitoo, De-Graft Desmond". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "LinkedIn". gh.linkedin.com.
- ^ a b "Degraft Paitoo wins Gomoa East NDC primary re-run". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "Businessman sues Gomoa East NDC parliamentary candidate". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "#NDCDecides: Central Region primaries results". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ FM, Peace. "2016 Election - Gomoa East Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Gomoa East Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "2020 PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS – Electoral Commission". ec government of ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ Coverghana.com.gh (2020-12-17). "Election 2020: Breakdown of parliamentary seats won by NDC". Coverghana. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "Commissioning of CHPS Compound at Dampase". geda government of ghana. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "Businessman sues Gomoa East NDC parliamentary candidate". GhanaWeb. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2022-01-19.