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{{Short description|Ghanaian politician, author and chief}}
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'''Joseph Adam Braimah''' (also known as '''Kabuchewura Joseph Adam Braimah''', 1916-1987)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Asirifi-Danquah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6kYuAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&q=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&hl=en |title=The Forgotten Heroes in Ghana |date=2007 |publisher=Asirifi-Danquah |isbn=978-9988-8028-7-5 |language=en}}</ref> was a Ghanaian politician, author and chief. In 1951, he was first person from the Northern Region to be appointed as a Minister in Ghana and also a Member of Parliament.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-21 |title=Bawumia launches Biography of J.A Braimah |url=https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/politics/bawumia-launches-biography-of-a-j-braimah/2021/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-22 |title=Vice President Unveils JA Braimah’s Biography |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/vice-president-unveils-ja-braimahs-biography/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2021 |title=Vice President unveils JA Braimah’s biography |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/vice-president-unveils-ja-braimahs-biography/ |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=News Ghana}}</ref>
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'''Joseph Adam Braimah''' (also known as '''Kabuchewura Joseph Adam Braimah''', 1916–1987)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Asirifi-Danquah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6kYuAQAAIAAJ&q=Joseph+Adam+Braimah |title=The Forgotten Heroes in Ghana |date=2007 |publisher=Asirifi-Danquah |isbn=978-9988-8028-7-5 |language=en}}</ref> was a Ghanaian politician, author and chief. In 1951, he was the first person from the [[Northern Region (Ghana)|Northern Region]] to be appointed as a Minister in Ghana and also a Member of Parliament.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-21 |title=Bawumia launches Biography of J.A Braimah |url=https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/politics/bawumia-launches-biography-of-a-j-braimah/2021/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-22 |title=Vice President Unveils JA Braimah's Biography |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/vice-president-unveils-ja-braimahs-biography/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2021 |title=Vice President unveils JA Braimah's biography |url=https://newsghana.com.gh/vice-president-unveils-ja-braimahs-biography/ |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=News Ghana}}</ref> He was the first Ghanaian minister to resign from his position after confessing of taking bribe from Aksor Kasardjian, an Armenian contractor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2024 |title=J.A Braimah: The man known to be the first Ghanaian minister to resign after accepting bribe |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/JA-Braimah-The-man-known-to-be-the-first-Ghanaian-minister-to-resign-after-accepting-bribe-1929289 |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=Ghana Web}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Braimah was born on 31 August 1916 and hails from Kpembe in the Savannah Region of Ghana.<ref name=":0" />
Braimah was born on 31 August 1916 and hails from Kpembe in the [[Savannah Region]] (formerly Northern Region) of Ghana.<ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
He was a Minister for Communications and Work during Nkrumah's regime.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Cofie |first=M. Therson |url=https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=ydtmAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&source=bl&ots=JEcACtg0rT&sig=ACfU3U2dRPVOSkjp4euk_XCm_Xwroby6QQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi3q_jJ2OmCAxWSUUEAHTINCJE4FBDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Adam%20Braimah&f=false |title=Daily Graphic: Issue 529, July 19 1952 |date=1952-07-19 |publisher=Graphic Communications Group |language=en}}</ref> He was the National Vice Chairman of the United Party in 1957.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-24 |title=Biography of a Trailblazer: Bawumia honors J. A Braimah - Republic Online |url=https://myrepubliconline.com/biography-of-a-trailblazer-bawumia-honors-j-a-braimah/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Mumuni |date=4 June 2021 |title=Re: NPP Bigwigs Eulogise J. A. Braimah |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1085733/re-npp-bigwigs-eulogise-j-a-braimah.html |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Bawumia Fixated on Honoring the Memories of Detractors of the UP Tradition |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/comment/features/202106/446072.php |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref>
He was a Minister for Communications and Work during [[Nkrumah government|Nkrumah's regime]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Cofie |first=M. Therson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ydtmAAAAcAAJ&dq=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&pg=PA10 |title=Daily Graphic: Issue 529, July 19 1952 |date=1952-07-19 |publisher=Graphic Communications Group |language=en}}</ref> He was the National Vice Chairman of the [[United Party (Ghana)|United Party]] in 1957.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-24 |title=Biography of a Trailblazer: Bawumia honors J. A Braimah - Republic Online |url=https://myrepubliconline.com/biography-of-a-trailblazer-bawumia-honors-j-a-braimah/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Mumuni |date=4 June 2021 |title=Re: NPP Bigwigs Eulogise J. A. Braimah |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1085733/re-npp-bigwigs-eulogise-j-a-braimah.html |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Bawumia Fixated on Honoring the Memories of Detractors of the UP Tradition |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/comment/features/202106/446072.php |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref>


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
In 1950, Braimah was appointed member of the Legislative Council and in 1951, Kwame Nkrumah appointed him as a Cabinet Minister. He was a founding member of the Northern People’s Party which was a political derivation of the Danquah-Dombo-Busia tradition in 1954. In 1959, he became a member of the Convention Peoples Party.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nunoo |first=Chris |date=22 May 2021 |title=Book on J.A. Braimah launched in Accra |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-book-on-j-a-braimah-launched-in-accra.html |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=Graphic Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-22 |title=How Dr Bawumia held audience spellbound at a book launch with engrossing political history |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/How-Dr-Bawumia-held-audience-spellbound-at-a-book-launch-with-engrossing-political-history-1267510 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref> He was the Member of Parliament for Gonja East in the then Northern Region (now Savannah Region) of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Assembly |first=Ghana National |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DfaccSi6zEEC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&q=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&hl=en |title=Parliamentary Debates: National Assembly Offical Report |date=1963 |publisher=Government Printing Department (Publications Branch) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Assembly |first=Ghana National |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zAlIAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&q=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&hl=en |title=Parliamentary Debates; Official Report |date=1965 |language=en}}</ref>
In 1950, Braimah was appointed member of the Legislative Council and in 1951, [[Kwame Nkrumah]] appointed him as a Cabinet Minister. He was a founding member of the [[Northern People's Party]] which was a political party founded by politicians of the Northern Territories of the Gold Goast to contest the general election in 1954. In 1959, he became a member of the [[Convention People's Party |Convention Peoples Party]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nunoo |first=Chris |date=22 May 2021 |title=Book on J.A. Braimah launched in Accra |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-book-on-j-a-braimah-launched-in-accra.html |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=Graphic Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-22 |title=How Dr Bawumia held audience spellbound at a book launch with engrossing political history |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/How-Dr-Bawumia-held-audience-spellbound-at-a-book-launch-with-engrossing-political-history-1267510 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref> He was the Member of Parliament for [[East Gonja Municipal District|Gonja East]] in the then Northern Region (now Savannah Region) of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Assembly |first=Ghana National |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DfaccSi6zEEC&q=Joseph+Adam+Braimah |title=Parliamentary Debates: National Assembly Official Report |date=1963 |publisher=Government Printing Department (Publications Branch) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Assembly |first=Ghana National |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zAlIAQAAIAAJ&q=Joseph+Adam+Braimah |title=Parliamentary Debates; Official Report |date=1965 |language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Braimah had 11 wives and 52 children.<ref name=":0" /> He is the father of Salifu Adam Braimah.<ref name=":1" /> Atchulo Samuel William Braimah is the father of Joseph Adam Braimah.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Braimah |first=J. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J4UhAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&q=Joseph+Adam+Braimah&hl=en |title=Salaga: the Struggle for Power |last2=Goody |first2=Jack |date=1968 |publisher=Longmans |language=en}}</ref>
Braimah had 11 wives and 52 children.<ref name=":0" /> He is the father of [[Salifu Adam Braimah]].<ref name=":1" /> Atchulo Samuel William Braimah is the father of Joseph Adam Braimah.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Braimah |first1=J. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J4UhAAAAMAAJ&q=Joseph+Adam+Braimah |title=Salaga: the Struggle for Power |last2=Goody |first2=Jack |date=1968 |publisher=Longmans |language=en}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
Braimah died in the 1980s at the age of 70yrs.<ref name=":0" />
Braimah died in the 1980s at the age of 70.<ref name=":0" />


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
In May 2021, Mahamudu Bawumia launched Braimah's memoir “''JA Braimah: Biography of a Trailblazer'',” because of his contributions to the development of Ghana and Ghana's politics at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-07 |title=Re: NPP bigwigs eulogise J. A. Braimah |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Re-NPP-bigwigs-eulogise-J-A-Braimah-1279978 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref>
In May 2021, [[Mahamudu Bawumia]] launched Braimah's memoir “''JA Braimah: Biography of a Trailblazer'',” because of his contributions to the development of Ghana and Ghana's politics at the [[Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-07 |title=Re: NPP bigwigs eulogise J. A. Braimah |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Re-NPP-bigwigs-eulogise-J-A-Braimah-1279978 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref>


== Controversy ==
== Controversy ==
In 1959, Braimah together with Mumuni Bawumia moved from the United Party to the Convention Peoples Party because of disagreements to boycott National Assembly proceedings. They were accused of betrayal and abandoning the Northern People's Party and the United Party for their self goals and interests.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Re: Book on J. A Braimah Launched in Accra |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/comment/features/202106/445993.php |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=GhanaSummary |title=Re: Book on J. A Braimah Launched in Accra |url=https://ghanasummary.com/peacefmonline/427399/re-book-on-j-a-braimah-launched-in-accra |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=GhanaSummary |language=en}}</ref>
In 1959, Braimah together with [[Mumuni Bawumia]] moved from the United Party to the Convention Peoples Party because of disagreements to boycott National Assembly proceedings. They were accused of betrayal and abandoning the Northern People's Party and the United Party for their self goals and interests.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Re: Book on J. A Braimah Launched in Accra |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/comment/features/202106/445993.php |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=GhanaSummary |title=Re: Book on J. A Braimah Launched in Accra |url=https://ghanasummary.com/peacefmonline/427399/re-book-on-j-a-braimah-launched-in-accra |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=GhanaSummary |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 25 September 2024

Joseph Adam Braimah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Gonja East Constituency
Personal details
Born(1916-08-31)August 31, 1916
Kpembe, Savannah Region
Died1986
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNorthern People's Party, Convention Peoples Party
Children52
OccupationAuthor, Chief

Joseph Adam Braimah (also known as Kabuchewura Joseph Adam Braimah, 1916–1987)[1] was a Ghanaian politician, author and chief. In 1951, he was the first person from the Northern Region to be appointed as a Minister in Ghana and also a Member of Parliament.[2][3][4] He was the first Ghanaian minister to resign from his position after confessing of taking bribe from Aksor Kasardjian, an Armenian contractor.[5]

Early life and education

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Braimah was born on 31 August 1916 and hails from Kpembe in the Savannah Region (formerly Northern Region) of Ghana.[2]

Career

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He was a Minister for Communications and Work during Nkrumah's regime.[2][6] He was the National Vice Chairman of the United Party in 1957.[7][8][9]

Politics

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In 1950, Braimah was appointed member of the Legislative Council and in 1951, Kwame Nkrumah appointed him as a Cabinet Minister. He was a founding member of the Northern People's Party which was a political party founded by politicians of the Northern Territories of the Gold Goast to contest the general election in 1954. In 1959, he became a member of the Convention Peoples Party.[2][7][10][11] He was the Member of Parliament for Gonja East in the then Northern Region (now Savannah Region) of Ghana.[12][13]

Personal life

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Braimah had 11 wives and 52 children.[2] He is the father of Salifu Adam Braimah.[3] Atchulo Samuel William Braimah is the father of Joseph Adam Braimah.[14]

Death

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Braimah died in the 1980s at the age of 70.[2]

Legacy

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In May 2021, Mahamudu Bawumia launched Braimah's memoir “JA Braimah: Biography of a Trailblazer,” because of his contributions to the development of Ghana and Ghana's politics at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2][3][7][15]

Controversy

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In 1959, Braimah together with Mumuni Bawumia moved from the United Party to the Convention Peoples Party because of disagreements to boycott National Assembly proceedings. They were accused of betrayal and abandoning the Northern People's Party and the United Party for their self goals and interests.[7][16][17]

References

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  1. ^ Asirifi-Danquah (2007). The Forgotten Heroes in Ghana. Asirifi-Danquah. ISBN 978-9988-8028-7-5.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bawumia launches Biography of J.A Braimah". 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. ^ a b c "Vice President Unveils JA Braimah's Biography". DailyGuide Network. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  4. ^ "Vice President unveils JA Braimah's biography". News Ghana. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ^ "J.A Braimah: The man known to be the first Ghanaian minister to resign after accepting bribe". Ghana Web. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ^ Cofie, M. Therson (1952-07-19). Daily Graphic: Issue 529, July 19 1952. Graphic Communications Group.
  7. ^ a b c d "Biography of a Trailblazer: Bawumia honors J. A Braimah - Republic Online". 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  8. ^ Adams, Mumuni (4 June 2021). "Re: NPP Bigwigs Eulogise J. A. Braimah". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  9. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Bawumia Fixated on Honoring the Memories of Detractors of the UP Tradition". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  10. ^ Nunoo, Chris (22 May 2021). "Book on J.A. Braimah launched in Accra". Graphic Online. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  11. ^ "How Dr Bawumia held audience spellbound at a book launch with engrossing political history". GhanaWeb. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  12. ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1963). Parliamentary Debates: National Assembly Official Report. Government Printing Department (Publications Branch).
  13. ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1965). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
  14. ^ Braimah, J. A.; Goody, Jack (1968). Salaga: the Struggle for Power. Longmans.
  15. ^ "Re: NPP bigwigs eulogise J. A. Braimah". GhanaWeb. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  16. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Re: Book on J. A Braimah Launched in Accra". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  17. ^ GhanaSummary. "Re: Book on J. A Braimah Launched in Accra". GhanaSummary. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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