Hon.
Dr Edward Martey Akita
In office
7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005
ConstituencyLedzokuku
Member of Parliament
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kuffour
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Eddie Akita is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the 3rd Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[1] He is also a former member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[2] Akita once served as Deputy Minister of Defence as well as a Minister of state in charge of fisheries in Ghana.[3][4]

Early life

Akita hails from Ledzokuku in the greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Politics

Akita is a member of the 3rd Parliament and a politician of the New Patriotic Party who served for only one term in office.[5] He contested in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections and won with 21,082 making 48.40% of the total votes cast.[6] He lost in the delegate election of the New Patriotic Party and hence was not qualified to contest in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Minister of State To Refund ?18.5 Million". www.ghanaweb.com. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cracks in Ledzokuku NPP". MyJoyOnline.com. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ghana: Trouble Brews in Npp Camp". All Africa. 28 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 November 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Three Ministers down and out". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ↑ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Ledzokuku Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. ↑ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results – Ledzokuku Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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