Nana Akomea

Nana Akomea (born 5 August 1961) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei South[1] from 1997 to 2009, representing the New Patriotic Party.

Hon.

Nana Akomea
Member of Parliament
In office
January 2005 – 2008
PresidentJohn Kufuor
ConstituencyOkaikwei South
Member of Parliament
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Succeeded byAhmed Arthur
ConstituencyOkaikwei South
MajorityNew Patriotic Party
Personal details
Born (1961-08-05) 5 August 1961
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children2
ProfessionJournalists/Advertisers (Communication Experts)

Early life and Education

Akomea was born on 5th August 1961.[2] He hails from Nsutam in the Fanteakwa District in the Eastern region of Ghana. [2] In 1991, Akomea obtained a Post Graduate Degree in Communication Studies from the University of Ghana.[2]

Career

Akomea is a journalist and advertiser and communication expert.[2] He worked at Focal Point Advertising Company before he became an MP.[2]

Politics

Akomea was the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party.[3][4] He held this position since 31 January 2011 after the resignation of Kwaku Kwarteng, the previous director. In the politcal space, has been the minister of information (2003-2005),[5] and the Minister for Manpower Development and Employment (2007-2009).[4]

Elections

Akomea was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Okaikwei South constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[6] He was elected with 35,438votes out of the 64,916 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 54.6% of total valid votes.[2][7] He was elected over Isaac Mensah of the National Democratic Congress, William Aryee of the Democratic Freedom Party and Anthony Mensah of the Convention People's Party.[7] These obtained 39.77%, 0.36% and 5.28% respectively of total valid votes cast.[7]

Personal life

He is Christian (Presbyterian)[2] and single with two children. [2]

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References
  1. Nana Akomea calls dep. minister "stupid fool", at GhanaWeb; published August 6, 2011; retrieved February 4, 2017
  2. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Akomea, Nana". 2016-05-06. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  3. "Calls for further sanctions against Carlos Ahenkorah needless - Nana Akomea". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  4. Online, Peace FM. "Akomea Roots For Afoko". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  5. Commonwealth Ministers Reference, Book 2003, edited by Cheryl Dorall, published by the Commonwealth Secretariat, 2004
  6. "Results Parliamentary Elections". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  7. Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 98.
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