Emmanuel Yaw Attigah
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Emmanuel Yaw Attigah | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ho | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency merged |
| Succeeded by | Constituency split |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ho East | |
| In office August 1960 – 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. F. R. Amewotobla |
| Succeeded by | Komla Dotse Akude |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emmanuel Yaw Attigah |
| Party | Convention People's Party |
Emmanuel Yaw Attigah was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Ho East constituency from 1960 to 1965.[1] In 1965, he became the member of parliament for the Ho constituency, a constituency that was formed from the merging of the Ho East and Ho West constituencies.[2]
Prior to Attigah entering parliament, the Ho East constituency was represented by Rev. F. R. Amewotobla.[3][4] Rev. Amewotobla was wanted for detention under the Preventive Detention Act and consequently sought political asylum in Togo in March 1960.[5] The Ho East seat was then declared vacant and Attigah was elected on the ticket of the Convention People's Party to occupy the seat.[6] Attigah was sworn into office together with Hans Kofi Boni (then the new member for the Ho West constituency) on 11 August 1960.[7][8]
