Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey

Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1][2]

Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey
Member of parliament for Suhum Constituency
In office
7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001
PresidentJohn Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
BornSuhum, Eastern Region, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Akwetey was born at Suhum in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1]

Politics

He was elected into Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana during the December 1996 Ghanaian General Elections. He polled 18,181 votes out of the 35,574 valid votes cast representing 43.90% over his opponents Ransford Yaw Agyepong who polled 12,907 votes, Doreen Ellen Adamson who polled 2,840 votes, Emmanuel Todd Peasah who polled 341 votes and Patrick Nartey Djaba who polled 305 votes.[3] he lost in his Party's Parliamentary Primaries to Julius Debrah.[4]

References
  1. Ghanaian Parliamentary Elections (1993-1996)
  2. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Suhum Constituency Election 2020 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Suhum Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Suhum Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 12 October 2020.


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