Yusif Sulemana, MP Bole Constituency

Yusif Sulemana is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bole Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. 

Sulemana is a member of Trade Industry and Tourism committee and Public Accounts committee in Parliament.

Early life and education

Sulemana was born on July 29, 1972 and hails from Bole. He obtained a certificate in Public and Private Partnership from the Institute of Public and Private Partnership, a 3 Year Post-Sec Cert A from Tamale Training College, a certificate in Corporate Governance from the Institute of Directors, a certificate in Procurement, and a certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation from GIMPA and a B.S.C and an E.M.B.A from the University of Ghana.

Politics

Hon. Sulemana is a member of National Democratic Congress and represent the Bole Bamboi constituency in the Savanna Region in the Seventh and Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

2016 election

Hon. Sulemana contested the Bole Bamboi parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanian general election and won with 17, 326 votes representing 73.85% of the total votes. He was elected over Alele Veronica Heming of New Patriotic Party who polled 5, 711 votes which is equivalent to 24.34%, parliamentary candidate for PPP Akwesi Osman Daniel had 284 votes representing 1.21% and the parliamentary candidate for Convention People's Party Issahaku Siiba had 141 votes representing 0.60% of the total votes.

2020 election

Hon. Sulemana was re- elected as a member of parliament for Bole (Ghana parliament constituency) on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanian general election and won with 26, 350 votes out of 38, 935 total valid votes representing 67.68% over David Sei Damah of New Patriotic Party who had 12, 585 votes representing 32.32% of the total valid votes.