Michael Abu Sakara Foster
| Dr Michael Abu Sakara Foster | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the CPP | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Damongo, Northern region, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
| Relations | S. S. Sakara |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana |
| Alma mater | University of Reading |
| Profession | Agronomist |
| Website | Voteabusakara.com |
Michael Abu Sakara Foster is a Ghanaian agronomist and politician. He was the candidate of the Convention People's Party for the Ghanaian presidential election in December 2012.[1]
Dr. Sakara in 2008 was the running mate to Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom when he was flag-bearer of the Convention People's Party but was elected as flag-bearer when Nduom left the CPP to found his own party, The Progressive People's Party.[2]
Election 2012 performance
During the election 2012, Dr. Sakara received 20,323 votes out of the 11,246,982 votes cast, constituting 0.18% of the total.[3] In this election also CPP lost the only parliamentary seat they had when Samia Nkrumah the only member of parliament of the party lost her seat at Jomoro in the Western Region.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Profile of 2012 Presidential Candidates". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Nduom founds Progressive People's Party". My Joy Online. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ "Results of Election 2012". The Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ "Samia Nkrumah loses Jomoro seat to NDC". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
External links and sources
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paa Kwesi Nduom |
Convention People's Party Presidential Candidate 2012 |
Incumbent |