Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul was born on 4 November 1977 and is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament for the Bimbilla constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.
16 Facts About Dominic Nitiwul
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Dominic Nitiwul studied in various educational institutions in Ghana, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
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Dominic Nitiwul completed his O level at St Charles Secondary and Seminary School in 1992.
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Dominic Nitiwul obtained his Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of South Wales, and a Master of Laws in corporate finance from the University of Westminster.
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Dominic Nitiwul was elected to the parliament of Ghana in 2002 at the age of 25.
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Dominic Nitiwul has served on many committees in both the Ghanaian parliament and the Pan-African Parliament.
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Dominic Nitiwul was the Deputy Minority Leader of the Ghanaian Parliament from 2012 to 2016.
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Dominic Nitiwul won the 2016 Parliamentary elections for his constituency by defeating the National Democratic Congress candidate Dr Joseph Mamboah Rockson.
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Dominic Nitiwul's opponent opined that Nitiwul had served for far too long and believed the constituents needed a new face.
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Dominic Nitiwul has embarked on developmental projects in Bimbilla to better the lot of his constituents.
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Dominic Nitiwul had 69 boreholes drilled in various communities in his constituencies, and got the Northern Electricity Distribution Company to extend electricity to 16 communities.
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Dominic Nitiwul built two clinics, twelve roads projects, and classroom blocks.
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On 13 January 2017, Dominic Nitiwul was part of the first group of ministers designate nominated by President Nana Akuffo-Addo.
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Dominic Nitiwul was approved for the ministry by members of the Ghanaian parliament, along with eight others.
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Dominic Nitiwul has made the fight against illegal mining as one of his main objectives as Minister of Defence.
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When Major Maxwell Mahama was lynched in May 2017, Dominic Nitiwul promised that a thorough investigation would be initiated to identify and arrest the culprits.