Constituency: Savelugu
Region: Northern Region
Party: NDC
Occupation/Profession: Economists/Bankers
Parliamentary Seat: majority
Date of Birth: February 25, 1951
Hometown: Savelugu, Northern Region
Highest Education: NVTI, 1972
Last Employment: Self-Employed (Baking and Farming), MP (Jan.1997 to date)
Marital Status: Married (with four children)
Religion: Islam
Votes Obtained: 17,056 votes out of the 29,570 valid votes cast = 57.7%