Modestus Yao Z. Ahiable

H.E
Modestus Yao Zebu Ahiable
Ambassador of Ghana to Benin
In office
October 2009 – January 2013
Member of Parliament for Ketu North Constituency
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2005
Succeeded byJames Klutse Avedzi
Personal details
Born (1948-10-10) 10 October 1948 (age 76)
Dzodze
Died21 January 2024
Dzodze
Resting placeDzodze
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
SpouseCelestine Afi Atiamon Ahiable
Alma materSt. Francis Teacher Training College
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Modestus Yawo Zebu Ahiable (born 10 October 1948) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of parliament for Ketu North of the Volta Region Of Ghana. He also served as Ghana's Ambassador to Benin from 2009 to 2013. He served as Volta Regional Minister from 1993 to 1997 during the Jerry Rawlings government.[1]

Early life and education

Ahiable was born on 10 October 1948 in the Volta Region of Ghana. He attended St Francis Teacher Training College where he practised as a teacher trainee.[1]

Career

Ahiable is a teacher by profession.[1]

Politics

He began his political career as member of the National Democratic Congress.[2] He was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993 after he was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.[3]

He was then re-elected as a member of parliament for Ketu North Constituency in the 2nd and 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. During the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections, He polled 35,308 votes out of the 38,390 valid votes cast representing 74.30% over Samuel Kofi A. Dzamesi of the New Patriotic Party who polled 3,082 votes representing 6.50%.[4]

He won his seat with a total of 16,252 votes making 57% of the total votes cast that year. His constituency was a part of the 19 constituencies won by the National Democratic Congress in the Volta region in that elections. In 1993, He was appointed by Jerry John Rawlings to serve as the Volta Regional Minister, serving from 1993 to 1997 during the Jerry Rawlings government.[5]

Diplomatic career

In 2009, John Evans Atta Mills appointed him as Ghana's Ambassador to Benin. He served in that role from 2009 to 2013.[6]

2000 elections

Ahiable was elected as the member of parliament for the Ketu North constituency in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections. He won the elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[7][8]

His constituency was a part of the 17 parliamentary seats out of 19 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Volta Region.The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 92 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[9][10][11]

He was elected with 16,252 votes out of 29,698 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 57% of the total valid votes cast.[8][7]

He was elected over Conor C. K. Dzakpasua an independent candidate, Akagla Prosper an independent candidate, Albert Korbla Avinu of the New Patriotic Party, Oscar S.Y. Dzramedo of the Convention People's Party, J.K. Wotordzor of the National Reformed Party, Kpemli K.K Christian of the People's National Convention and Kponyoh C. Kwasi of the United Ghana Movement.[8][7]

These obtained 5,696, 2,159, 1,802, 1,557, 716, 184 and 134 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast.[7] These were equivalent to 20%, 7.6%, 6.3%, 5.5%, 2.5%, 0.6% and 0.5% respectively of total valid votes cast.[8][7]

Personal life

Ahiable is a Godian.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT, An annotated bibliography of government publications for the 1990–91 parliamentary session". Parliamentary Affairs. January 1993. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052402. ISSN 1460-2482.
  2. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Volta Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  3. ^ Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 353.
  4. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Ketu North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  5. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Volta Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  6. ^ "President Mills grants Letters of Commission to three envoys". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  7. ^ a b c d e FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results -Ketu North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  8. ^ a b c d Electoral Commission of Ghana -Parliamentary Result-Election 2000. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2007. p. 55.
  9. ^ "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  10. ^ "Ghana Parliamentary Chamber: Parliament Elections held in 1992". Archived from the original on 2020-02-19.
  11. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Volta Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-01.