Kobina Amua-Sekyi with wife Comfort Amua-Sekyi (nee Ogunro)
Kobina Amua-Sekyi
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ekumfi
In office
1969–1972
PresidentEdward Akufo-Addo
Personal details
Born6 May 1902
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materMethodist School Saltpond
OccupationMerchant and a Traditional ruler

Kobina Amua-Sekyi was a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the first parliament of the second Republic of Ghana. He represented the Ekumfi constituency under the membership of the Progress Party (PP).[1] He is the father of Supreme Court Justice Kweku Etrew Amua-Sekyi.

Early life and education

Kobina was born on 6 May 1902. He attended Methodist School Saltpond. Where he obtained his Standard Seven, Civil Service Examination and later worked as a Merchant and a Traditional ruler before going into Parliament.[1][2]

Personal life

He was a Christian.[1]

Politics

He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent his constituency in the Central Region of Ghana prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[1]

He was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969, after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian election held on 26 August 1969.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 161.
  2. ↑ Commercial and Industrial Bulletin. Government Printer. 1972. p. 478.
  3. ↑ The birth of the second republic. Editorial and Publishing Services. 1969. p. 119.


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