Nii Nortey Duah

Nii Nortey Duah (born 1 July 1953) is a journalist, advertiser and communication expert. He is also a politician and former member of parliament for the Ledzokuku constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1]

Nii Nortey Duah
Preceded byGladys Nortey Ashitey
Succeeded byBenita Sena Okity-Duah
MP for Ledzokuku
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Evans Atta Mills
Personal details
Born (1953-07-01) 1 July 1953
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionJournalist

Early life and career

Duah was born in 1953 and comes from Teshie-Accra in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] He studied at the University of Ghana where he earned a Master of Arts degree in Communication studies in 1989.[1]

Personal life and career

Duah was a Christian who worships with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.[1] married with four children. He worked as a lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.

Politics

Duah's political career began in 2004 when he contested for the Ledzokuku seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress but lost the seat to Gladys Nortey Ashitey.[2] He contested again in 2008 and won, becoming a member of the Fifth Parliament in the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He won the Ledzokuku seat on the ticket of the NDC with a total number of 42,087 votes out of the 73,989 valid votes cast, gaining a percentage of 56.9% out of 100%. In the 2012 elections, he lost the Ledzokuku seat to Benita Sena Okity-Duah.[3]

Death

He died at the 37 Military hospital on 21 December 2017.[4][5]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Dua, Nii Nortey R." www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. FM, Peace. "Parliament – Greater Accra Region Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2012 Results – Ledzokuku Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. "Former Ledzokuku MP, Nii Nortey Dua passes on". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. "STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF HON. NIl NORTEY DUA" (PDF).
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