Veteran lawmaker for Asutifi South, Alhaji Collins Dauda will serve as Chairman of the Lands and Natural Resources Committee of the 9th Parliament of Ghana.
Alhaji Colins Dauda became Ghana’s longest-serving Member of Parliament when he was sworn-in on January 7, 2025, as a member of the 9th Parliament.
This is the eighth term he is serving as a Member of Parliament representing the people of Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, formerly part of the Brong Ahafo Region.
Alhaji Dauda is a former Minister responsible for Lands and Natural Resources, Water Resurces, Works and Housing and is expected to bring his rich experiences to bear in the discharge of the committee’s oversight functions.
The nineteen Member Lands and Natural Resources Committee is composed of thirteen (13) members from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus and six (6) members from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus.
The new Standing Orders of the House assigns the Lands and Natural Reources committee oversight responsibility over issues concerning the extractive sector which was previously performed by the Mines and Energy committee.
The newly established Energy Committee is expected to exercise oversight responsibility over issues and institutions concerning the power sub-sector.
Membership of the Lands and Natural Resources Committee includes the following:
Alhaji Collins Dauda- Chairman
Sanja Nanja- Vice Chairman
Joseph Tetteh Akuerteh- Member
Samuel Atta Mills- Member
Richard Acheampong- Member
Alhassan Kobina Ghansah- Member
Rockson Nelson Etse Kwame Dafeamekpor- Member
Mohammed Adams Sukparu- Member
Frederick Yaw Ahenkwah- Member
Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini-Member
David T.D. Vondee- Member
Maxwell Lukutor- Member
Armah Blay Nyameke- Member
Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong- Ranking
Akwasi Konadu- Deputy Ranking
Kofi Obiri Yeboah- Member
Francis Kwabena Berepong Owusu-Akyaw- Member
Ernest Kumi- Member
Mustapha Ussif- Member
By: Christian Kpesese
