Rita Naa Odoley Sowah

Rita Naa Odoley Sowah is a Ghanaian politician. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[1][2] She is the member of parliament for the La Dade kotopon Constituency.[3][4][5]

Hon.

Rita Naa Odoley Sowah
Member of Parliament for
La Dade Kotopon Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Career

Sowah served as a Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Dade kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA).[6][7]

Politics

She run for the NDC primaries to be selected as their candidate going into the 2020 elections and won.[8][9] She made history as the first female to win the La Dade-Kotopon Parliamentary seat in the 2020 Parliamentary elections. She won by getting 47,606 representing 53.67% whilst her closest Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) polled 41,101 votes representing 46.33%.[10][11] She is one of the 40 women who will be representing their respective constituencies in the 8th Parliament from 7 January 2021.[5]

References
  1. "Rita Naa Odoley Sowah empowering the youth through sports in La Dadekotopon". www.ghanaweb.com. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  2. "Prince Akpah: Female politicians who will influence December 2020 elections". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  3. "Election 2020: Provisional results show slight rise in women elected to parliament". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  4. "40 Female MPs elected into Ghana's 8th Parliament". kasapafmonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  5. "Meet the 40 female MPs-elect of 8th Parliament". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  6. "Rita Naa Odoley Sowah's quest to revamp education La Dadekotopon". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. "La Dadetokopon: Hundreds of artisans to benefit from Rita Odoley Sowah's vocational training initiative". Pulse Ghana. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  8. "Miss GH, Hon. Rita Odoley Donated to La Polyclinic & LATENU". NationalTymes. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  9. "Gt. Accra: Voting underway in NDC primaries". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  10. "Rita Sowah wins La Dade Kotonpon parliamentary seat". Ghanaian Times. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  11. "Parliamentary Results for Dade Kotopon". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.


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