Nii Nortey Duah
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Nii Nortey Duah | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Gladys Nortey Ashitey |
| Succeeded by | Benita Sena Okity-Duah |
| MP for Ledzokuku | |
| In office 7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013 | |
| President | John Evans Atta Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1953 |
| Died | 21 December 2017 (aged 64) |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Journalist |
Nii Nortey Duah (1 July 1953 – 21 December 2017) was a journalist, advertiser and communication expert. He was also a politician and former member of parliament for the Ledzokuku constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1]
Duah was born in 1953 and comes from Teshie-Accra in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He studied at the University of Ghana where he earned a Master of Arts degree in Communication studies in 1989. He worked as a lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.[1]
Politics
Duah's political career began in 2004 when he contested for the Ledzokuku seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress but lost the seat to Gladys Nortey Ashitey.[2] He contested again in 2008 and won, becoming a member of the Fifth Parliament in the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He won the Ledzokuku seat on the ticket of the NDC with a total number of 42,087 votes out of the 73,989 valid votes cast, gaining a percentage of 56.9% out of 100%. In the 2012 elections, he lost the Ledzokuku seat to Benita Sena Okity-Duah.[3]