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'''Ivor Kobina Greenstreet '''(born 31 May 1966)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ivor Greenstreet fit for President - CPP|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/ivor-greenstreet-is-fit-for-president-cpp.html|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref> is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He was the Presidential candidate for the [[Convention People's Party]] (CPP) in the [[2020 Ghanaian general election]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-23|title=Ghana needs the CPP desperately - Greenstreet|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/politics/ghana-needs-the-cpp-desperately-greenstreet/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Presidential Candidate Ivor Kobina Greenstreet|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/ghanaelection2016/candidate_ivor_kobina_greenstreet.php|access-date=2020-12-07|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref>
'''Ivor Kobina Greenstreet '''(born 31 May 1966)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ivor Greenstreet fit for President - CPP|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/ivor-greenstreet-is-fit-for-president-cpp.html|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref> is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He was the Presidential candidate for the [[Convention People's Party]] (CPP) in the [[2020 Ghanaian general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-23 |title=Ghana needs the CPP desperately - Greenstreet |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/politics/ghana-needs-the-cpp-desperately-greenstreet/ |access-date=2020-08-27 |website=MyJoyOnline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Presidential Candidate Ivor Kobina Greenstreet |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/ghanaelection2016/candidate_ivor_kobina_greenstreet.php |access-date=2020-12-07 |website=GhanaWeb |archive-date=2020-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031135545/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/ghanaelection2016/candidate_ivor_kobina_greenstreet.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Ivor is the third of four siblings born on 31 May 1966<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ivor Greenstreet fit for President - CPP|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/ivor-greenstreet-is-fit-for-president-cpp.html|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref> in Accra Korle Bu to Prof. Dennis Greenstreet and Miranda Greenstreet, formerly a professor at the [[University of Ghana]] and Co-Chair of the [[Coalition of Domestic Election Observers]]. (CODEO)
Ivor is the third of four siblings born on 31 May 1966<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ivor Greenstreet fit for President - CPP|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/ivor-greenstreet-is-fit-for-president-cpp.html|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref> in Accra at the [[Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital]] to Prof. Dennis Greenstreet and [[Miranda Greenstreet]], formerly a professor at the [[University of Ghana]] and co-chair of the [[Coalition of Domestic Election Observers]]. (CODEO)


He is married to the daughter of late former Vice President Kow Arkaah, who is also a lawyer with three children, a son and two daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ivor Greenstreet Biography , Age , Education , Net Worth , CPP , Family , Profile » GhLinks.com.gh™|url=https://www.ghlinks.com.gh/ivor-greenstreet-biography-age-education/|access-date=2021-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref>
He is married to the daughter of late former Vice President Kow Arkaah, who is also a lawyer with three children, a son and two daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ivor Greenstreet Biography, Age, Education, Net Worth, CPP, Family, Profile » GhLinks.com.gh™|url=https://www.ghlinks.com.gh/ivor-greenstreet-biography-age-education/|access-date=2021-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref>


He is a native of [[Ga-Mashie]] in Accra.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-03|title=Ivor Greenstreet celebrates 50th Birthday|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/ivor-greenstreet-celebrates-50th-birthday/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US}}</ref> He had his early education in Ghana and is an enthusiastic Scuba diver, the first African to participate in an international parachuting event, and a member of the Ghana National Rifle Association.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Menu|url=https://www.ivorgreenstreet.org/about|access-date=2020-12-07|website=IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET|language=en-US}}</ref> He then left for the UK to read law. On completion, he was called to the [[Middle Temple]] and [[Ghana Bar Association|Ghana Bar]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Online|first=Peace FM|title=Who is Ivor Greenstreet?|url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/politics/politics/201601/268487.php|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref> In 1997, he was involved in an accident on the Tema Motorway which resulted in him using a wheelchair till date.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=Ivor Greenstreet shares the story of his life-changing accident|url=https://yfmghana.com/ivor-greenstreet-shares-the-story-of-his-life-changing-accident/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=YFM Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Menu|url=https://www.ivorgreenstreet.org/about|access-date=2020-12-07|website=IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET|language=en-US}}</ref> He then left for the UK to read law. On completion, he was called to the [[Middle Temple]] and [[Ghana Bar Association|Ghana Bar]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Online|first=Peace FM|title=Who is Ivor Greenstreet?|url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/politics/politics/201601/268487.php|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref> In 1997, he was involved in an accident on the Tema Motorway which resulted in him using a wheelchair till date.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=Ivor Greenstreet shares the story of his life-changing accident|url=https://yfmghana.com/ivor-greenstreet-shares-the-story-of-his-life-changing-accident/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=YFM Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref>
He is a native of [[Ga-Mashie]] in Accra.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-03 |title=Ivor Greenstreet celebrates 50th Birthday |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/ivor-greenstreet-celebrates-50th-birthday/ |access-date=2020-08-27 |website=MyJoyOnline. |language=en-US}}</ref> He had his early education in Ghana and is an enthusiastic Scuba diver, the first African to participate in an international parachuting event, and a member of the Ghana National Rifle Association.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Menu|url=https://www.ivorgreenstreet.org/about|access-date=2020-12-07|website=IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He then left for the UK to read law. On completion, he was called to the [[Middle Temple]] and [[Ghana Bar Association|Ghana Bar]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Who is Ivor Greenstreet? |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/politics/politics/201601/268487.php |access-date=27 August 2020 |website=Peacefmonline - Ghana news}}</ref> In 1997, he was involved in an accident on the Tema Motorway which resulted in him using a wheelchair till date.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 September 2020|title=Ivor Greenstreet shares the story of his life-changing accident|url=https://yfmghana.com/ivor-greenstreet-shares-the-story-of-his-life-changing-accident/|access-date=7 December 2020|website=YFM Ghana|language=en-US|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202055808/https://yfmghana.com/ivor-greenstreet-shares-the-story-of-his-life-changing-accident/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Menu|url=https://www.ivorgreenstreet.org/about|access-date=2020-12-07|website=IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


== Early career ==
== Early career ==
Ivor is a [[lawyer]] by profession and a publisher.<ref name="ivor">{{cite news|date=31 January 2016|title=Who is Ivor Greenstreet?|work=Classfmonline.com|agency=GhanaWeb|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Who-is-Ivor-Greenstreet-411886|access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ivor2">{{cite news|date=January 31, 2016|title=Ivor Greenstreet floors Samia to become CPP Flagbearer|work=Ghanapoliticsonline|url=http://ghanapoliticsonline.com/ivor-greenstreet-floors-samia-to-become-cpp-flagbearer/|access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ivor3">{{cite news|author=Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie|date=31 January 2016|title=NDC commends CPP’s Greenstreet despite his criticism of Mahama|work=Citifmonline|url=http://citifmonline.com/2016/01/31/ndc-commends-cpps-greenstreet-despite-his-criticism-of-mahama/|access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>
Ivor is a [[lawyer]] by profession and a publisher.<ref name="ivor">{{cite news |date=31 January 2016 |title=Who is Ivor Greenstreet? |work= |agency=GhanaWeb |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Who-is-Ivor-Greenstreet-411886 |access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ivor2">{{cite news|date=January 31, 2016|title=Ivor Greenstreet floors Samia to become CPP Flagbearer|work=Ghanapoliticsonline|url=http://ghanapoliticsonline.com/ivor-greenstreet-floors-samia-to-become-cpp-flagbearer/|access-date=February 1, 2016|archive-date=August 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810235144/https://ghanapoliticsonline.com/ivor-greenstreet-floors-samia-to-become-cpp-flagbearer/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ivor3">{{cite news|author=Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie|date=31 January 2016|title=NDC commends CPP's Greenstreet despite his criticism of Mahama|work=Citifmonline|url=http://citifmonline.com/2016/01/31/ndc-commends-cpps-greenstreet-despite-his-criticism-of-mahama/|access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>


He was called to the [[Ghana Bar Association|Ghana Bar]] and the [[English Bar|English Bar (Inner Temple)]].
He was called to the [[Ghana Bar Association|Ghana Bar]] and the [[English Bar|English Bar (Inner Temple)]].


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
He is a political militant with the vision of augmenting the rights, freedom and opportunities of the youth, women and the less privileged. He holds in high esteem self - determination, Pan - Africanism and social justice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Menu|url=https://www.ivorgreenstreet.org/about|access-date=2020-12-07|website=IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET|language=en-US}}</ref>
He is a political militant with the vision of augmenting the rights, freedom and opportunities of the youth, women and the less privileged. He holds in high esteem self - determination, Pan - Africanism and social justice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Menu|url=https://www.ivorgreenstreet.org/about|access-date=2020-12-07|website=IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


=== Convention People's Party ===
=== Convention People's Party ===
He was an active member of the [[People's Convention Party|People's Convention Party (PCP)]] before the party merged with [[National Convention Party (Ghana)|NCP]] to form the CPP in 1996. He continued to play various roles in the CPP. In 2004 he was selected by the party as it parliamentary candidate for [[Ayawaso West Wuogon (Ghana parliament constituency)|Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency]] to contest in the [[2004 Ghanaian general election]], which he lost to [[Frema Opare|Akosua Frema Osei-Opare]] of the [[New Patriotic Party|NPP]]. He was the first General Secretary to be re-elected twice for the CPP in 2007 and also in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, Biography|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Ivor-Kobina-Greenstreet-1920|access-date=2020-12-07|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref> He is an enthusiastic [[Scuba diving|Scuba diver]], the first African to participate in an international parachuting event, and a member of the Ghana National Rifle Association (GNRA).
He was an active member of the [[People's Convention Party|People's Convention Party (PCP)]] before the party merged with [[National Convention Party (Ghana)|NCP]] to form the CPP in 1996. He continued to play various roles in the CPP. In 2004 he was selected by the party as it parliamentary candidate for [[Ayawaso West Wuogon (Ghana parliament constituency)|Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency]] to contest in the [[2004 Ghanaian general election]], which he lost to [[Frema Opare|Akosua Frema Osei-Opare]] of the [[New Patriotic Party|NPP]]. He was the first General Secretary to be re-elected twice for the CPP in 2007 and also in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, Biography |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Ivor-Kobina-Greenstreet-1920 |access-date=2020-12-07 |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref> He is an enthusiastic [[Scuba diving|Scuba diver]], the first African to participate in an international parachuting event, and a member of the Ghana National Rifle Association (GNRA).


==== 2016 Presidential Bid ====
==== 2016 Presidential Bid ====
In January 2016, he contested for the Presidential Nomination to represent the CPP and won with a total vote of 1,288 votes, representing 64.2% of valid votes cast while his closest contender [[Samia Nkrumah]], daughter of Ghana's first President [[Kwame Nkrumah]], managed only 579 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ivor Greenstreet wins at CPP congress to lead party in November presidential polls|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/ivor-greenstreet-wins-at-cpp-congress-to-lead-party-in-november-presidential-polls/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Baneseh|first=Mabel Aku|date=30 January 2016|title=CPP elects presidential candidate today for election 2016|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/cpp-elects-presidential-candidate-today-for-election-2016.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref> This victory made him the first physically challenged person to contest for a Presidential election in Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|last=AfricaNews|first=|date=2016-11-12|title=Ghana's unique presidential aspirant|url=https://www.africanews.com/2016/11/12/ghana-s-unique-presidential-aspirant/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Africanews|language=en}}</ref> He was the [[2016 Ghanaian general election]] flagbearer for the (CPP). At the end of the election he lost with 25,552 votes representing 0.24 with [[Nana Akufo-Addo]] emerging as winner.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=Ghana Election 2016 Results - President|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2016/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}}</ref>
In January 2016, he contested for the Presidential Nomination to represent the CPP and won with a total vote of 1,288 votes, representing 64.2% of valid votes cast while his closest contender [[Samia Nkrumah]], daughter of Ghana's first President [[Kwame Nkrumah]], managed only 579 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ivor Greenstreet wins at CPP congress to lead party in November presidential polls |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/ivor-greenstreet-wins-at-cpp-congress-to-lead-party-in-november-presidential-polls/ |access-date=2020-12-07 |website=MyJoyOnline. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Baneseh|first=Mabel Aku|date=30 January 2016|title=CPP elects presidential candidate today for election 2016|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/cpp-elects-presidential-candidate-today-for-election-2016.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref> This victory made him the first physically challenged person to contest for a Presidential election in Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|last=AfricaNews|date=2016-11-12|title=Ghana's unique presidential aspirant|url=https://www.africanews.com/2016/11/12/ghana-s-unique-presidential-aspirant/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Africanews|language=en}}</ref> He was the [[2016 Ghanaian general election]] flagbearer for the (CPP). At the end of the election he lost with 25,552 votes representing 0.24 with [[Nana Akufo-Addo]] emerging as winner.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=Ghana Election 2016 Results - President|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2016/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}}</ref>


==== 2020 Presidential Bid ====
==== 2020 Presidential Bid ====
He was re-elected as the flagbearer for the [[Convention People's Party|Convention People's Party (CPP)]] for the 2020 general elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Agency|first=Ghana News|date=2020-11-21|title=Profile: Mr Greenstreet, CPP Election 2020 Presidential Candidate|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/profile-mr-greenstreet-cpp-election-2020-presidential-candidate/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=News Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2020 he chose Professor [[Emmanuel Bobobe]] to be his running mate<ref>{{Cite web|title=CPP's Ivor Greenstreet selects Prof. Emmanuel Bobobe as running mate|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/politics/cpps-ivor-greenstreet-selects-prof-emmanuel-bobobe-as-running-mate/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=MyJoyOnline.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
He was re-elected as the flagbearer for the [[Convention People's Party|Convention People's Party (CPP)]] for the 2020 general elections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Agency|first=Ghana News|date=2020-11-21|title=Profile: Mr Greenstreet, CPP Election 2020 Presidential Candidate|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/profile-mr-greenstreet-cpp-election-2020-presidential-candidate/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=News Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2020 he chose Professor [[Emmanuel Bobobe]] to be his running mate<ref>{{Cite web |title=CPP's Ivor Greenstreet selects Prof. Emmanuel Bobobe as running mate |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/politics/cpps-ivor-greenstreet-selects-prof-emmanuel-bobobe-as-running-mate/ |access-date=2020-12-07 |website=MyJoyOnline. |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Miranda Greenstreet]]
*[[Yvonne Greenstreet]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 03:33, 21 September 2024

Ivor Greenstreet
Greenstreet in 2016 general election
Convention People's Party candidate for
President of Ghana
Election date
7 December 2020
Running mateEmmanuel Bobobe
Opponent(s)Nana Akufo-Addo
John Mahama
and 9 others
IncumbentNana Akufo-Addo
Personal details
Born (1966-05-31) 31 May 1966 (age 58)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party
Children2
Parent(s)Dennis and Miranda Greenstreet
RelativesYvonne Greenstreet (sister)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Ivor Kobina Greenstreet (born 31 May 1966)[1] is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He was the Presidential candidate for the Convention People's Party (CPP) in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Ivor is the third of four siblings born on 31 May 1966[4] in Accra at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to Prof. Dennis Greenstreet and Miranda Greenstreet, formerly a professor at the University of Ghana and co-chair of the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers. (CODEO)

He is married to the daughter of late former Vice President Kow Arkaah, who is also a lawyer with three children, a son and two daughters.[5]

He is a native of Ga-Mashie in Accra.[6] He had his early education in Ghana and is an enthusiastic Scuba diver, the first African to participate in an international parachuting event, and a member of the Ghana National Rifle Association.[7] He then left for the UK to read law. On completion, he was called to the Middle Temple and Ghana Bar respectively.[8] In 1997, he was involved in an accident on the Tema Motorway which resulted in him using a wheelchair till date.[9][10]

Early career

[edit]

Ivor is a lawyer by profession and a publisher.[11][12][13]

He was called to the Ghana Bar and the English Bar (Inner Temple).

Politics

[edit]

He is a political militant with the vision of augmenting the rights, freedom and opportunities of the youth, women and the less privileged. He holds in high esteem self - determination, Pan - Africanism and social justice.[14]

Convention People's Party

[edit]

He was an active member of the People's Convention Party (PCP) before the party merged with NCP to form the CPP in 1996. He continued to play various roles in the CPP. In 2004 he was selected by the party as it parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency to contest in the 2004 Ghanaian general election, which he lost to Akosua Frema Osei-Opare of the NPP. He was the first General Secretary to be re-elected twice for the CPP in 2007 and also in 2011.[15] He is an enthusiastic Scuba diver, the first African to participate in an international parachuting event, and a member of the Ghana National Rifle Association (GNRA).

2016 Presidential Bid

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In January 2016, he contested for the Presidential Nomination to represent the CPP and won with a total vote of 1,288 votes, representing 64.2% of valid votes cast while his closest contender Samia Nkrumah, daughter of Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah, managed only 579 votes.[16][17] This victory made him the first physically challenged person to contest for a Presidential election in Ghana.[18] He was the 2016 Ghanaian general election flagbearer for the (CPP). At the end of the election he lost with 25,552 votes representing 0.24 with Nana Akufo-Addo emerging as winner.[19]

2020 Presidential Bid

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He was re-elected as the flagbearer for the Convention People's Party (CPP) for the 2020 general elections.[20] In October 2020 he chose Professor Emmanuel Bobobe to be his running mate[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ivor Greenstreet fit for President - CPP". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. ^ "Ghana needs the CPP desperately - Greenstreet". MyJoyOnline. 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. ^ "Presidential Candidate Ivor Kobina Greenstreet". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. ^ "Ivor Greenstreet fit for President - CPP". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  5. ^ "Ivor Greenstreet Biography, Age, Education, Net Worth, CPP, Family, Profile » GhLinks.com.gh™". Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  6. ^ "Ivor Greenstreet celebrates 50th Birthday". MyJoyOnline. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  7. ^ "Menu". IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET. Retrieved 2020-12-07.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Who is Ivor Greenstreet?". Peacefmonline - Ghana news. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Ivor Greenstreet shares the story of his life-changing accident". YFM Ghana. 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Menu". IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET. Retrieved 2020-12-07.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Who is Ivor Greenstreet?". GhanaWeb. 31 January 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ivor Greenstreet floors Samia to become CPP Flagbearer". Ghanapoliticsonline. January 31, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  13. ^ Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie (31 January 2016). "NDC commends CPP's Greenstreet despite his criticism of Mahama". Citifmonline. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "Menu". IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET. Retrieved 2020-12-07.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  16. ^ "Ivor Greenstreet wins at CPP congress to lead party in November presidential polls". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  17. ^ Baneseh, Mabel Aku (30 January 2016). "CPP elects presidential candidate today for election 2016". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  18. ^ AfricaNews (2016-11-12). "Ghana's unique presidential aspirant". Africanews. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  19. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2016 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  20. ^ Agency, Ghana News (2020-11-21). "Profile: Mr Greenstreet, CPP Election 2020 Presidential Candidate". News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  21. ^ "CPP's Ivor Greenstreet selects Prof. Emmanuel Bobobe as running mate". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
Party political offices
Preceded by Convention People's Party nominee for President of Ghana
2016, 2020 		Incumbent
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