Emmanuel Samba Zumakpeh

Emmanuel Samba Zumakpeh (born June 15, 1955) is a Ghanaian politician and was the member of parliament for Nadowli South constituency in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He was a member of parliament in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd parliaments of the 4th republic of Ghana.

Early life and education Mr. Zumakpeh was born on June 15, 1955, in Wa. He began his educational journey and completed middle school in 1971 with distinction. In the same year, he proceeded to Wa Teacher Training College to pursue a 4-year Teachers Certificate ‘A’ program.

In 1975, he took the General Certificate of Education (O-Level) as a private candidate and obtained a Division 1 grade. Just two weeks later, he sat for the Teachers Certificate ‘A’ examination and subsequently taught as a teacher for one year. From 1976 to 1978, Mr. Zumakpeh attended Tamale Secondary School, where he was awarded a GCE A Level certificate. That same year, in 1978, he gained admission to the University of Ghana to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree. He graduated with a Second-Class Upper in 1981. These included the then Garu-Tempane District, Bongo District, Bawku Municipality, and the Bolgatanga Regional Education Directorate.

Currently, he holds the position of Director of Administration for the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Career Zumakpeh is a teacher by profession. He is also a Ghanaian politician.

He was subsequently elected as the member of parliament for Nadwoli South constituency in the Upper West region in the 2nd and 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 92 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. This was equivalent to 65.50% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Richard Dunee of the Peoples National Convention and Ye-Anyi Albert Dakura of the New Patriotic Party.

They obtained 2,603 and 1,129 respectively out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 24.10% and 10.40% respectively of total valid votes cast.

Personal life Zumakpeh is a Christian.