Victoria Lakshmi Hamah

Victoria Lakshmi Hamah is a Ghanaian politician under the ticket of National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ghana.[1]

Victoria Hamah is a member of the Hindu Monastery of Africa for over a decade.[2]

Politics[edit]

In the 2012 general election, she contested the Ablekuma West constituency parliamentary seat.[1]

She served as Deputy Minister of Communications under the John Dramani Mahama administration until Friday, 8 November 2013.[3]

She currently runs a non profit organisation for women - Progressive Organisation for Women's Advancement (POWA).[4]

Victoria Lakshmi Hamah was sacked in 2013 from her position as Deputy Communications Ministers after an audio tape of her was heard telling an unnamed friend that she would not quit politics until she had made at least one million US Dollars (US$1m).[5][6] The conversation also made mentions of other public officials and politicians linked to all kinds of corrupt practice.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Those who appointed Victoria Hammah failed Ghanaians - Abraham Amaliba, ndcuk.org, accessed 10 November 2013
  2. ^ "Victoria Hamah, two others to represent Africa at 2nd World Hindu Congress". GhanaWeb. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "'You are a symbol of provocative male lust' – Lord Hamah fires his sister Victoria Hamah". GhanaWeb. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Victoria Hammah led POWA celebrates International Women's Day".
  5. ^ Victoria Hammah fired, Ghanaweb, accessed 10 November 2013
  6. ^ Was Victoria Hammah Betrayed By Her Own Cousin? Peacefmonline.com, accessed 10 November 2013
  7. ^ Ghana's Victoria Hammah sacked over $1m claim, BBC News, 8 November 2013