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Hon.
Herod Cobbina
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Sefwi-Akontombra Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2017
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byDjornobuah Alex Tetteh
Personal details
Born (1950-07-01) 1 July 1950 (age 73)
Ghana
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materSefwi Wiawso Senior High School

Herod Cobbina is a Ghanaian politician who served as the member of parliament for the Sefwi-Akontombra Constituency from 2005 to 2017.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Cobinna was born on 1 July 1956. He hails from Akontombra a town in the Western RegionofGhana. He obtained his ordinary level ('O'-Level) certificate in 1979 from Sefwi Wiawso Secondary School.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Prior to entering parliament he worked as the District Storekeeper for the Cocoa Inputs Company Limited.[1][2]

Politics[edit]

Cobbina served as the member of parliament representing the Sefwi-Akontombra Constituency from 6 January 2005 to 6 January 2017 under the membership and ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[5] He lost his primaries to Kenneth Yeboah and decided to break-free from the party and contest as an independent but he lost the seat in the 2016 general election as an independent candidate.[6] He had been in parliament for three consecutive parliamentary terms.[1][2] He was a member of the Committee on Business, Defense and Interior.[7][3]

Personal life[edit]

Cobbina is married with three children. He identifies as a Christian and a member of the Catholic Church.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs – List of MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e "Member of Parliament Herod Cobbina". Ghana Web. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  • ^ a b "Ghana Parliament member Herod Cobbina". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  • ^ "Efforts to restore lost vegetation initiated". MyJoyOnline. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  • ^ "Sack Our DCE-Sefwi Youth Tells Government". News Ghana. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  • ^ "Arrest Akontombra MP if seen with NDC paraphernalia – Asiedu Nketiah". GhanaWeb. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  • ^ "Ghana Parliament member Herod Cobbina". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

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