About the MP
Hon. Nasira Afrah Gyekye
Member of Parliament, Sekyere Afram Plains • National Democratic Congress (NDC)
Biography
Hajia Nasira Afrah Gyekye is the Member of Parliament for Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana — a dynamic, reform-oriented young leader who, at 32, stands as one of the youngest Members of Parliament in the 9th Parliament and the first female representative in the constituency's history. Born on 10 June 1992 in Drobonso, she is a proud daughter of Ashanti, and her election carries the historic aspirations of a community that had never sent a woman to Parliament.
Hon. Nasira holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration and Governance and a Master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy, both from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). In a remarkable achievement, she completed her master's degree during the 2024 electoral campaign itself — describing the simultaneous academic and political victories as a 'double blessing.' Her expertise in international relations and diplomacy brings a distinctly global perspective to constituency development, enabling her to apply best practices from across the world to agriculture, education, and governance challenges.
Before entering Parliament, she served as Managing Director of Autoglad Ghana Limited and as a Board Member of the Ghana Gas Board, demonstrating executive capability in both private and public sectors. She won the NDC primary by defeating a sitting MP and a former presidential aspirant, before winning the general election with 11,524 votes (70.92%) — one of the most decisive margins in the Ashanti Region, where NDC victories are historically rare.
Speaker Alban Bagbin recognised her exceptional calibre by appointing her as Ghana's representative to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Forum of Young Parliamentarians Bureau — an honour extended to very few Ghanaian parliamentarians since the Forum's founding in 2013. She is also an inspiring advocate for Muslim women in leadership, speaking at events such as the KNUST Annual Muslim Ladies Conference to encourage women and girls to pursue public service and academic excellence.
Mission, Vision & Values
Mission
To bring world-class development thinking, diplomatic insight, and entrepreneurial energy to the Sekyere Afram Plains — closing the gap between this largely rural constituency and Ghana's urban centres through targeted investment in agriculture, education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
Vision
A Sekyere Afram Plains where every young person — especially girls and young women — sees leadership as their birthright, and where thriving agriculture, quality public services, and economic opportunity deliver the dignity and prosperity every constituent deserves.
Youth & Gender Inclusion
An unwavering commitment to championing young people — especially young women — as active architects of Ghana's political, economic, and social future.
Agricultural Transformation
Placing the farming communities that form the backbone of Sekyere Afram Plains at the centre of every development strategy, budget advocacy, and policy initiative.
Diplomatic Thinking
Applying the analytical rigour and global perspective of international relations training to local constituency challenges — drawing on what works globally to serve local needs.
Faith & Integrity
Guided by Islamic principles of justice, compassion, equality, and service — remaining morally accountable to constituents, community, and conscience in every act of leadership.
Education
Master's degree, International Relations & Diplomacy — Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
2024
Bachelor's degree, Public Administration & Governance — Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
2019
WASSCE — Drobonso Senior High School, Ashanti Region
2010
Parliamentary Committees
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Young Parliamentarians Bureau — Ghana Representative
Agriculture & Cocoa Affairs
Gender, Children & Social Protection
Finance Committee
Achievements
Made history as the first female MP for Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency
Elected with 11,524 votes (70.92%) — one of the most decisive NDC mandates in the Ashanti Region
Appointed by Speaker Bagbin as Ghana's representative to the IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians Bureau
Completed Master's degree in International Relations & Diplomacy (GIMPA) during the 2024 election campaign — a 'double blessing'
Managing Director, Autoglad Ghana Limited — executive private sector leadership before Parliament
Board Member, Ghana Gas Board — public sector governance experience before Parliament
Defeated a sitting MP and former presidential aspirant in the NDC primaries
Speaker at KNUST Annual Muslim Ladies Conference, inspiring women in leadership and public service