Nii Adjei-Boye Sekan
Nii Adjei-Boye Sekan | |
|---|---|
| Member of parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1993 – 6 January 2001 | |
| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1959 |
| Died | 6 August 2006 (aged 47) Korle Bu Teaching Hospital |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Occupation | Administrator |
Nii Adjei-Boye Sekan is a Ghanaian former politician and a member of the 2nd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana representing Ledzokuku Constituency under the membership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[1]
Early life[edit]
Sekan was born on 9 January 1959, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He obtained his Master of Science degree in Social Science from Cuba. He worked as an administrator for years and later went into politics. He also lived as a Christian throughout his life.[2]
Political career[edit]
He was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993, after he was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.
Sekan was thereafter re-elected into parliament on 7 January 1997, after he was pronounced winner at the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections having defeated Ben Ablorh Annan of the New Patriotic Party, Seth Adjei Sowah of the Convention People's Party, Mary Bernice Sowah of the National Independence Party and Ebenezer William Armah-Oblie of the National Independence Party. He obtained 38.90% of the total valid votes cast which is equivalent to 24,776 votes. He was defeated at the 2000 Ghanaian General Election by Eddie Akita of the New Patriotic Party who obtained 48.40% of the total valid votes which is equivalent to 21,082 votes while Sekan obtained 34.40% which is equivalent to 14,981 votes.[3]
Death[edit]
Nii Adjei-Boye Sekan died on 6 August 2006 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital aged 47.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Ledzokuku Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 361.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Ledzokuku Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Rawlings attends Nii Adjei-Boye Sekan's funeral". www.ghanaweb.com. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Patriotic Cadres remember Boye Sekan". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "NDC remembers Adjei-Boye Sekan". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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