Eric Edem Agbana
The 9th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana has officially been inaugurated, marking the commencement of a new legislative session.
The historic event took place in the early hours of Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Parliament House in Accra, following the dissolution of the 8th Parliament at midnight.
The 9th Parliament has seen quite a number of new entrants after the 7 December elections which saw John Mahama making a historic comeback as President of Ghana.
Notable among the new entrant, is Eric Edem Agbana, who is believed to be one of the youngest MP for North Ketu aged 34.
Here are a list of six things you probably didn’t know about him:
1 Sports Administrator and management consultant
Eric Edem Agbana is a Management Consultant, Social Entrepreneur, Sports Administrator and Politician, with over a decade experience in youth development, Volunteerism and youth leadership.
2 Fellow of African Young Leaders Fellowship of the European University Institute
He is a Fellow of the prestigious African Young Leaders Fellowship of the European University Institute, a Doctoral Student in Leadership and Governance and hold two Master’s Degree in Economic Policy Management, and Development Finance respectively.
He also served as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) and was a Project Manager for Rigwealth Group, a civil engineering company.
3 100 most influential young leaders(2018)
Edem has many awards and recognitions to his credit, notable among them are Most Influential Young Politician 2020 (Spotlight Africa Awards), Listed twice among 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians (2018, 2020), Listed among 100 Most Influential Young African Leaders (2018), Coca-Cola awards for 60 young Achievers in Ghana (2017), Best Student Leader in Africa 2014 ( by the All Africa Students Union ) and many More.
4. Product of University of Ghana
Eric Edem Agbana is an alumni of the University of Ghana Legon.
He was one time a Student Representative Council President of the University of Ghana.
5. Broadcaster
Agbana was former broadcaster and head of the Economic and Political desk of Accra based Radio XYZ.
6. Former Youth Organizer of NDC
Eric Edem Agbana was a former Youth Organizer of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
