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Ghanaian politician
Francis Adu-Poku
is a Ghanaian Politician and was a member of the 2nd Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing
Asunafo South Constituency
under the membership of the
National Democratic Congress
(NDC).
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Early life
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Francis was born on 21 May 1959 in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. He obtained his
Bachelor of Arts
degree in Sociology and Geography from
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
. He worked as a sociologist before going into politics.
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Political career
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Francis began his political journey on 7 January 1993 after he was pronounced winner at the
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election
held on 29 December 1992.
He was then reelected into the 2nd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana after he emerged winner at the
1996 Ghanaian General Elections
. He defeated Emmanuel Osei Kuffour of the New Patriotic Party and Yaw Ohene Manu of the
National Independence Party
. He claimed 42.90% of the total votes cast while his opposition claimed 20.80% and 10.60% respectively. He was defeated by George William Amponsah of the
New Patriotic Party
at the
2000 Ghanaian General Elections
.
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