Andrew Dari Chiwitey (born 27 September 1970)is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sawla-Tuna Kalba Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress .
Early life and education
Chiwitey hails from Nakoiyiri in the Northern Region of Ghana. He holds an HND in Sec/Management Studies from Tamale Polytechnic , Masters in Human Resource Development and a B.A, Master of Arts from the University of Cape Coast.
Politics
Chiwitey is a member of National Democratic Congress(Ghana).
2016 election
He contested the 2016 Ghanian general election on the ticket o National Democratic Congress and won the Sawla-Tuba Kalba constituency Parliament seat. He won the election with 17, 209 of the total votes representing 66.68%. He won the parliamentary seat over New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate Jame Kpibo Suuyehzi who polled 8, 301 votes representing 32.16%, Ibrahim Yakubu also contest for the parliamentary seat on the ticket of PPP and polled 202 votes representing 0.78% and the parliamentary candidate for Convention People's party Albert Iddisah had 98 votes which is equivalent to 0.38% of the total vote cast.
2020 election
Chiwitey was re-elected as a member of Parliament for Sawla-Tuba Kalba constituency during the 2020 Ghanian general election on the ticket of National Democratic Congress with 21, 382 votes which is equivalent to 65.9%. He won the election over the parliamentary candidate for New Patriotic Party Banasco Seidu Nuhu who polled 10, 780 votes representing 33.2% of the total vote and Yakubu Ibrahim who was the parliamentary candidate for NDP had 308 votes representing 1.0% of the total votes.
Committees
Chiwitey is a member of Government assurance committee and the deputy ranking member on Parliament works and housing committee.
Person life
He is a Christian.