Abuga Pele

Abuga Pele (born March 3, 1958) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Chiana-Paga Constituency in the Upper East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Early life and education Pele was born on March 3, 1958. He hails from Paga Buru Nakolo, a village in the Upper East Region of Ghana. He worked in the Internal Revenue Service as an inspector of taxes. He was the National Coordinator of Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA).

Politics Pele is a member of the National Democratic Congress. (NDC). In 2012, he contested for the Chiana/Paga seat on the ticket of the NDC in the sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won. He polled 15,391 votes representing 65.10% out of the 100% votes cast.

Pele was elected as the member of parliament for the Chiana-Paga constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. He was elected with 11,824 votes out of 25,691 total valid votes cast. He was elected with 21,552 votes out of 33,947 total valid votes cast. He was jailed at the Nsawam Maximum Security Prison. He was taken to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital after he faced health issues and was in a critical condition at the HDU of the health facility.