Ghana Freedom Party Leader, Madam Akua Donkor Asante, popularly known as Akua Donkor was a Ghanaian farmer and politician.
Akua Donkor promised to ban English Speaking when she become President Of Ghana. Akua Donkor’s english names was Victoria or Veronica.
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana suspended the printing of presidential ballot papers following the sudden death of Madam Akua Donkor, the Presidential Candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP).
According to GhanaRegions.com, she was the founder and leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP). She was known for not going through any formal education which made her stand out among other politicians.
What year was Akua Donkor born if she was 83 years?, the answer will be 1941 as at 2024, when she was confirmed dead at the early hours of Tuesday, October 28th 2024.
Therefore Madam Akua Donkor was born in 1941 and not February 1952, and hailed from Ejuratia in the Afigya Kwabre District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana (then the Gold Coast).
By the analyst of DebrichGroup.com, Akua Donkor was a prominent Ghanaian politician, farmer, and the founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP).
She began her career in agriculture as a cocoa farmer and later entered politics, aiming to champion the rights of ordinary Ghanaians.
Madam Akua Donkor, who had limited formal education, first gained a foothold in local politics when she was elected as an assemblywoman for Herman. Her political journey was marked by her vision of an inclusive government that prioritized Ghana’s resource-based economic growth and national self-reliance.
Akua Donkor In Ghana Politics:
Akua Donkor was elected an assembly woman for Heman, a step towards achieving her ambition of being the president of Ghana. Her ambition to be president is evident in the 2012 polls where she applied to contest as an independent candidate. However, she was disqualified by the electoral commission.
According to the Electoral Commission she did not meet the requirements set for the election. Donkor disagreed with the EC’s decision but did not contest it in any law court.
She later decided to give her support to Papa Kwesi Ndoum of the Progressive People’s Party.
Her party was disqualified by the Electoral Commission from contesting the 2016 election.
Despite not being able to contest any election, Akua Donkor insisted that she should be addressed as Her Excellency, a title for the president.
In January 2016, Akua Donkor’s GFP headquarters located at Kabu in the Eastern Region was gutted by fire.
Speaking on the incident, Akua Donkor said the disaster was a test which would not deter her quest to become the president of Ghana.
In 2020, Akua Donkor was among the three women presidential candidates to be cleared to contest the 2020 presidential elections. Out of the 12 candidates that contested, she came fifth.
In 2024, Akua Donkor announced Mr Kwabena Agyeman Appiah Kubi known in the media as Roman Fada as her running mate for the general election.
Akua Donkor successfully filed her nomination to contest the 2024 presidential elections, and placed number 3 on the ballot paper.
Akua Donkor threatened to drag John Dramani Mahama, the 2024 presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to court over derogatory comments on her qualification as a presidential candidate during an Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting which was held on the 15th of October, 2024 at Accra.
Akua Donkor’s Campaign Promises
Akua Donkor promised to make free education from primary to secondary level. She also promised to eliminate import taxes to enable people to import more. She would establish a free zone at the Tema Port to attract more businesses into the country.
This she said was achievable through the judicious use of Ghana’s natural resources such as Gold, Cocoa, Shea butter and Salt.
She also advocated that Ghana refine its own resources especially Crude Oil, emphasising that buying refined oil from other countries is absurd as Ghana is an oil producer.
Akua Donkor has claimed Muammar Gaddafi of Libya as her political icon. Inspired by the late Libyan leader, Akua Donkor said Ghana should be rubbing shoulders with the northern African country.
She also wanted the country to elect its first female president, stating woman had the capacity to transform the country.
Death Of Akua Donkor
After the family took her to the Nsawam Government Hospital, Akua Donkor was transferred to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, where efforts to treat her failed, leading to her demise.
Akua Donkor’s 2024 campaign ended prematurely when she passed away on October 28, 2024 at the Ridge Hospital in Accra where she was receiving medical treatment for an undisclosed condition after experiencing illness during her campaign activities in preparation for the Ghanaian General Election 2024.
Her legacy remains in her tireless advocacy for the empowerment of rural communities and her unwavering belief in Ghana’s potential for development through self-sufficiency.
