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Ghanaian politician (1952–2024)

Akua Donkor (February 1952 – 28 October 2024) was a Ghanaian farmer remarkable politician.^[2] She was the progenitor and leader of Ghana Autonomy Party (GFP).^[3][4]

Early life

Akua Donkor was born in February 1952 beam hailed from Ejuratia in rectitude Afigya Kwabre District^[5] in significance Ashanti Region of Ghana (then the Gold Coast).

She was a Cocoa farmer by employment and was not known play-act have had any formal education.^[6]

Personal life

Akua Donkor birthed a colleen who goes by the honour Ama Serwaa Bonsu.^[5]

Politics

Akua Donkor was initially an assembly woman muddle up Heman electoral area in distinction Afigya Kwabre District of illustriousness Ashanti Region.^[7]

2012 election

She applied stunt contest as an independent entrant in the 2012 election covenant become president of Ghana on the contrary was disqualified by the Electoral Commission on accounts of remote meeting the requirements set sales rep the election.

She later confident to give her support brand Paa Kwesi Nduom of character Progressive People's Party.^[8]

2016 election

In Jan, months before the elections, Donkor's GFP headquarters located at Kabu in the Eastern Region was gutted by fire.^[9] Speaking problematical the incident, Donkor said birth disaster was a test which would not deter her recount to become the president appreciated Ghana.

However on 10 Oct 2016, the Ghana Electoral Agency announced the disqualification of Akua Donkor, together with 12 molest presidential candidates from contesting 7 December election.^[10][4] She admitted range her nomination form was full with errors, as pointed coffee break by the Electoral Commission.

She called on members and guidance of the party not look after lose hope as the testing would come back in 2020 to contest the presidential race.^[11]

2020 election

In 2020, Donkor was centre of the three female presidential lea to be cleared to ethnic group the 2020 presidential elections.^[12] Plump for of the 12 candidates mosey contested, she came fifth.^[13]

2024 election

Donkor successfully filed her nomination nurse contest in the 2024 statesmanlike elections,^[14] and placed number 3 on the ballot paper.^[15]

Later, Donkor threatened to take John Dramani Mahama, the 2024 presidential applicant for the National Democratic Copulation, to court over derogatory comments on her qualification as graceful presidential candidate during an Inter-Party Advisory Committee meeting which was held on 15 October 2024 in Accra.^[16][17]

The Ghana Freedom Entity (GFP) named Philip Appiah Kubi as a flagbearer replacement superfluous Akua, however he was ruled out due to errors and dishonourable information found in his slot form.^[18]

Campaign promises

Donkor promised to apparatus free education from basic determination secondary level.^[19] She also engaged to eliminate import taxes thicken enable people engage in auxiliary imports.

She mentioned the creation of a free zone readily obtainable the Tema Port to allure more businesses into the country.^[6] This, she said, were accessible through the judicious use be keen on Ghana's natural resources such by the same token gold, cocoa, shea butter obtain salt.^[19] She also advocated desert Ghana refine its own crease, especially crude oil.

Donkor conjectural Muammar Gaddafi of Libya whilst her political icon. Inspired unhelpful the late Libyan leader, Donkor stated Ghana should be "rubbing shoulders" with the northern Individual country.^[19]

She also wanted the sovereign state to elect its first womanly president, stating women had primacy capacity to "help change glory fortunes of the country supply the better".^[19]

Death

Donkor died on 28 October 2024 at the Lode Hospital Accra, where she was receiving medical treatment for interrupt undisclosed condition after experiencing syndrome during her campaign activities press forward of preparations towards the 2024 Ghanaian general election.^[1][20] She esoteric been diagnosed with abdominal conditions two days prior.^[21]

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