Emmanuel Yaw Attigah
Emmanuel Yaw Attigah | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ho | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency merged |
| Succeeded by | Constituency split |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ho East | |
| In office August 1960 – 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. F. R. Amewotobla |
| Succeeded by | Komla Dotse Akude |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emmanuel Yaw Attigah Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
Emmanuel Yaw Attigah was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Ho East constituency from 1960 to 1965.[1] In 1965, he became the member of parliament for the Ho constituency, a constituency that was formed from the merging of the Ho East and Ho West constituencies.[2]
Prior to Attigah entering parliament, the Ho East constituency was represented by Rev. F. R. Amewotobla.[3][4] Rev. Amewotobla was wanted for detention under the Preventive Detention Act and consequently sought political asylum in Togo in March 1960.[5] The Ho East seat was then declared vacant and Attigah was elected on the ticket of the Convention People's Party to occupy the seat.[6] Attigah was sworn into office together with Hans Kofi Boni (then the new member for the Ho West constituency) on 11 August 1960.[7][8]
See also[edit]
- List of MLAs elected in the 1956 Gold Coast legislative election
- List of MPs elected in the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election
References[edit]
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: 1000. 1960.
- ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". West Africa Annual. James Clarke: 80. 1965.
- ^ "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 158.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Debates, Part 2". Information Section, Ghana Office. 1956: xiii and xxxi.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Asamoah, Obed (2014). The Political History of Ghana (1950–2013): The Experience of a Non-Conformist. p. 25. ISBN 9781496985637.
- ^ Nugent, Paul (2002). Smugglers, secessionists & loyal citizens on the Ghana-Toga frontier: the life of the borderlands since 1914. Sedco. p. 215. ISBN 0852554729.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; National Assembly Official Report". Parliamentary Debates. Government Printing Department (Publications Branch). 1960.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; National Assembly Official Report". Parliamentary Debates. Government Printing Department (Publications Branch). 1960.
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