Samuel Nii-Aryeetey Attoh

Samuel Nii-Aryeetey Attoh was a Ghanaian politician and technical officer. He served as a member of parliament for Trobu-Amasaman constituency.[1]

Hon.

Smuel Nii-Aryeetey Attoh
Member of Parliament for Trobu-Amasaman Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born (1956-06-26) 26 June 1956
Died6 February 2017
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
ProfessionTechnical Officer

Early life and Education

Samuel Nii-Aryeetey Attoh was born on 26 June 1956.[2] He was a product of the University of Ghana.[3] He obtained a Diploma in Education from the university.[2]

Career

Attoh was a technical officer by profession.[2]

Political career

Attoh was a member of the New Patriotic Party. He became a member of parliament from January 2005 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2004.[3] He was the MP for Trobu-Amasaman constituency.

Elections

In 2004, he contested for the Trobu-Amasaman parliamentary seat.[4][5] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[4][5] His constituency was a part of the 16 parliamentary seats out of 27 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Greater Accra Region.[4][5] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[6] He was elected with 31,459 votes out of 69,090 total valid votes cast.[4][5] This was equivalent to 45.5% of total valid votes cast.[4][5] He was elected over Daniel Addoquaye Pappoe of the People's National Convention, Ernest Attuquaye Armah of the National Democratic Congress, Foli Emmanuel Wonder Kwadzo of the Convention People's Party and Lawrence Kessy an independent candidate.[4][5] These obtained 1,044, 31,017, 4,013 and 1,557 votes respectively of total valid votes cast.[4][5] These were equivalent to 1.5%,44,9%, 5.8% and 2.3% respectively of total valid votes cast.[4][5]

Personal life

Attoh was a Christian.[2]

Death

Attoh died on 6 February 2017.[2]

References
  1. "Samuel Nii-Aryeetey Attoh". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Accra: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 197.
  3. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Trobu-Amasaman Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 170.
  6. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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