Nayon Bilijo

Nayon Bilijo
Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 Feb 2013
President	John Dramani Mahama
Preceded by	new
Member of Parliament for Saboba
In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005
Preceded by	Moses Mabengba Bukari
Succeeded by	Charles Binipom Bintin
Constituency	Saboba
Majority	4,716
Personal details
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Alma mater	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Profession	Agric Economist and politician
Religion	Christian

Nayon Bilijo is a Ghanaian agriculture and forestry consultant and politician. He has been the Minister for Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in Ghana since February 2013.

Education

Nayon Bilijo studied Agricultural Economics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at Kumasi in Ghana where he graduated with a B. Sc. degree in 1979.^{[1] [2]}

Work

Bilijo worked with the Agricultural Development Bank of Ghana for ten years. In 1990, he joined the Internal Revenue Service and worked at the Office of Revenue Commissioners.^[1] He also worked for the Clark Sustainable Resource Developments Limited as the Director, Strategic Relationships where he was involved with underwater logging of the Volta Lake.^[3] Bilijo has also worked in other capacities with the Upper Region Agricultural Development Programme (URADEP) of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Upper West Commerce Association at Wa.^[2]

Politics

Bilijo is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Lands and Forestry by President Rawlings in his government in 1996. He later became Member of Parliament for Saboba after winning the seat with a majority of 4,716 in the December 2000 elections.^[2] He served on the Foreign Affairs as well as the Lands and Forestry committees.^[1] He was appointed by President Mahama in his first government after winning the Ghanaian general election.^[4]

See also

• List of Mahama government ministers

References

1. "Nayon Bilijo". Zoom Info Data Services. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
2. "Clark Sustainable Resource Developments Ltd - Ghana management". Official website. Clark Sustainable Resource Developments Ltd. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
3. Phillips, Michael. "A Man Has a Plan To Harvest a Forest In Ghanaian Lake". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
4. "President Mahama Administeres Oaths Of Allegiance And Secrecy To 17 Ministers". News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 May 2013.