Alhassan Bashir Fuseini

Hon.
Alhassan Bashir Fuseini
President John Dramani Mahama
Personal details
Born Ghana
Political party NDC

Alhassan Bashir Fuseini popularly known as Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini (born February 2, 1956) is a journalist and Ghanaian politician and the former deputy Northern Regional Minister of Ghana. He is a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sagnarigu (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Personal life

Fuseini is a Muslim. He is married with four children.

Early life and education

Fuseini was born on February 2, 1956. He hails from Tamale, a town in the Northern Region of Ghana. He had his secondary education at the Yendi secondary school and the T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi. He had his first degree at the University of Ghana after which he entered the Essex University, UK and obtained a master's degree in Human Rights in 1993. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma from the International Institute of Journalism, Berlin.

Politics

Fuseini is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In 2012, he contested for the Sagnarigu (Ghana parliament constituency) parliamentary seat on the ticket of the NDC sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.

2012 election

Fuseini first contested the Sagnarigu constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2012 Ghanian general election and won with 29, 508 votes representing 78.79% of the total votes. He was elected over Yakubu Abdul Karim of New Patriotic Party, Alhassan A Suhuyini of Convention People's Party, Abdul Jamaldeen Ahmed of PPP and Abdul Kahar Adam of NDP. They obtained 6, 935 votes, 402 votes, 371 votes and 235 votes respectively. This is equivalent to 18.52%, 1.07%, 0.99% and 0.63% of the total votes respectively.

2016 election

Fuseini was re- elected as a member of parliament for Sagnarigu constituency on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanian general election with 26, 898 votes representing 70.58% of the total votes. He won the election over Habib Iddrisu of New Patriotic Party who polled 7, 888 votes which is equivalent to 20.73%, parliamentary candidate for Convention People's Party Zalia Issah had 2, 820 votes representing 7.41% and the parliamentary candidate for PPP Abdul Jamaldeen Ahmed had 449 votes representing 1.18% of the total votes.

2020 election

Hon. Alhassan Bashir Fuseini again contested the Sagnarigu constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanian general election and won with 34, 989 votes representing 56.96% of the parliamentary candidate over the New Patriotic Party Felicia Tettey who had 26, 434 votes which is equivalent to 43.04% of the total votes.

Committees

Hon. Fuseini is a member of communication committee, housing committee and privileges committee.

NDC 2023 primaries

During the 2023 NDC primaries, Fuseini lost the election to Attah Issah with 333 votes after the delegates give him 801 votes. Therefore Attah Issah will represent Sagnarigu constituency on the ticket of National Democratic Congress in the 2024 Ghanian general election.

Employment

  • Night Editor at Daily Graphic, Graphic Communications Group of Companies, Accra
  • Deputy Regional Minister for Northern Region, 2013–2017
  • Member Parliament (January 7, 2013–present; 2nd term)
  • Consultant