Emmanuel Yaw Attigah

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]

Emmanuel Yaw Attigah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ho
In office
1965–1966
Preceded byConstituency merged
Succeeded byConstituency split
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ho East
In office
August 1960 – 1965
Preceded byRev. F. R. Amewotobla
Succeeded byKomla Dotse Akude
Personal details
Born
Emmanuel Yaw Attigah

Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party

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

References
  1. "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: 1000. 1960.
  2. "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". West Africa Annual. James Clarke: 80. 1965.
  3. "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 158. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Debates, Part 2". Information Section, Ghana Office. 1956: xiii and xxxi. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Asamoah, Obed (2014). The Political History of Ghana (1950–2013): The Experience of a Non-Conformist. p. 25. ISBN 9781496985637.
  6. Nugent, Paul (2002). Smugglers, secessionists & loyal citizens on the Ghana-Toga frontier: the life of the borderlands since 1914. Sedco. p. 215. ISBN 0852554729.
  7. "Parliamentary Debates; National Assembly Official Report". Parliamentary Debates. Government Printing Department (Publications Branch).
  8. "Parliamentary Debates; National Assembly Official Report". Parliamentary Debates. Government Printing Department (Publications Branch).


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