Paulina Abagaye
Hon. Paulina Patience Tangoba[1] Abagaye | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador to Italy[2] | |
| In office July 2017 – August 2018[2] | |
| Upper East Regional Minister[2] | |
| Assumed office August 2018[2] | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1969 |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| Profession | Teacher[3] |
Paulina Patience Tangoba[4] Abagaye (born 14 July 1969) is a Ghanaian diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. She is Ghana's former ambassador to Italy[2][5] appointed in 2017 under the government of Nana Addo Akuffo-Addo. She was the Upper East Regional Minister.[2]
Ambassadorial appointment
In July 2017, President Nana Akuffo-Addo named Paulina Abagaye as Ghana's ambassador to Italy. She was among twenty-two other distinguished Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic Ghanaian missions in the world.[5][6][7]
Political career
In December 2020, Abagaye contested and lost to the NDC's parliamentary candidate, Sampson Chiragia.[8]
Achievement and criticism in regional administration
During her tenure as upper east regional minister, from November 2018 to early 2021, Abagaye promoted national government initiative aimed at poverty reduction, including the One Village One Dam program, Free Senior High School policy, and One District One Factory scheme, emphasizing her potential to leverage local recourses for economic growth.[9] She spearheaded efforts to construct dams across the region, announcing plans for multiple sites upon her appointment and later expressing satisfaction with the nearing completion of 32 such dams by contractors in May 2019.[10][11]Abagaye also inspected ongoing development projects, affirming commitments to infrastructure like schools and water systems, and engaged traditional leaders in advancing the eastern corridor road Pwalugu.[12][13]
Abagaye addressed educational challenges by convening a crisis meeting in July 2019 with heads of secondary schools to curb rampant student riots, charging students leaders to maintain transparency in operations.[14]
Critics, including local residents, in areas like Bongo and Bolgatanga, expressed disappointment in May 2019 over the delivery of small-scale dug outs rather than large dams promised under government programs, viewing some water bodies as hazardous after they claimed six lives.[15]In January 2021, Abagaye denied accusations from political opponents that she had leveraged central government project for personal electoral gain during her parliament bid, asserting such claims as unfounded.[16]Abagaye herself lamented the frequent turnover of regional ministers in January 2019, arguing it hindered sustainable progress in the Upper East.[17]
References
- ^ "Minister explains why Covid-19 patient left Bolgatanga Regional Hospital". MyJoyOnline. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "President Akufo-Addo Makes Changes To His Government". The Communications Bureau, The Presidency, Republic of Ghana. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "One on One With Paulina Abayage, Upper East Regional Minister - AM Show on JoyNews (10-8-18)". MyJoyOnline TV. MyJoyOnline TV. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Minister explains why Covid-19 patient left Bolgatanga Regional Hospital". MyJoyOnline. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Here's a full list of Akufo-Addo's 22 newly appointed Ambassadors". Myjoyonline. 2017-07-10. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Agency, Ghana News. "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Ghana, Presidency of. "President Akufo-Addo appoints 22 more Ambassadors". presidency of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Tangoba Abayage concedes in Navrongo Central parliamentary race". 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "Support government policies to reduce poverty in the Upper East - Abayage". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "We'll construct dams in Upper East — Abayage". Graphic Online. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "Construction of 32 dams nears completion in Upper East Region - Minister". 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "Upper East Minister Inspects Dev't Projects". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "U/East Regional Minister visits Tongraan for blessings and support". 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "Rampant Students' Riots: Upper East Minister Holds Crisis Meeting With School Heads". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Give us promised dams not dugouts - Disappointed U/E residents to gov't - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "I did not use government's projects to project myself – Abayage". Graphic Online. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ Radio, A1 (2019-01-14). "Upper East Region Minister laments over frequent change of ministers in the region - A1 Radio Bolgatanga". Retrieved 2026-03-11.
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