Stephen Michael Essuah Kofi Ackah

Ackah entered parliament on 7 January 2005 representing the Suaman constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Party. He has remained in parliament for four consecutive parliamentary terms.^[3][4][5]

In parliament, he has served on various committees, including the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, the Local Government and Rural Development Committee, the Youth, Sports and Culture Committee, and the Special Budget Committee.^[4]

Ackah contested the Suaman (Ghana parliament constituency) parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2012 Ghanaian general election and won with 9,588 votes, representing 63.02% of the total votes. He won the parliamentary seat over Philip Kwabena Boahen of the New Patriotic Party who pulled 5,454 votes which is equivalent to 35.85% and the parliamentary candidate for the Progressive People's Party Andrews Boafo had 172 votes representing 1.13% of the total votes.^[6][7]

Ackah was re-elected as a member of parliament for Suaman constituency in the Western Region on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanaian general election with 6,185 votes representing 47.95% of the total votes. He was elected over Christian Baah of the New Patriotic Party who pulled 6,173 votes which is equivalent to 47.86%, parliamentary candidate for the Progressive People's Party Andrews Boafo had 466 votes representing 3.61% and the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's Party Kingsford Quaicoe had 74 votes representing 0.57% of the total votes.^[8]

Ackah is married with three children. He is a Christian who fellowships at Methodist.^[1]