One of Ghana’s longest-serving members of parliament, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka is seeking to serve the members of his constituent for the sixth time.

Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka first entered the Parliament of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in 2005 when he won a by-election in the Asawase constituency with a majority of 11,142, replacing the late Dr. Gibrine also of the NDC who had won the seat in December 2004 with a majority of 4,474.

The former Minority Chief Whip was born in Akuse in the Eastern Region of Ghana but his parents originally came from Kumbugu in the Northern Region of Ghana. He worked as a teacher and later went into politics.

However, since 2019, the lawmaker has had a young contender, Masawudu Mubarak.

In 2019 Mubarak was refused nomination forms by the party to contest against the then Minority Chief Whip.

Masawudu Mubarak is however contesting again to unseat the five-time MP.

He expressed hopes of winning the primaries and promised to make the constituency known only for good reasons if given the nod.

“It is my hope that come May 13, just as I have picked number 2, I will be John Mahama’s assistant in aiding him in parliament on the seat of Asawase Constituency.

“Come 2025 when you hear Asawase in parliament, you will hear it for a good reason, when you hear Asawase in parliament, you will hear youth empowerment. Come 2025, when you hear Asawase, you will hear progress. The journey has just begun, we’re marching forward,” the parliamentary aspirant declared in an interview with Class FM on April 6, 2023.

He further promised to bring the kind of change desired by the people of Asawase.

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