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Nii Nortey Duah

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Nii Nortey Duah
Preceded byGladys Nortey Ashitey
Succeeded byBenita Sena Okity-Duah
MP for Ledzokuku
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Evans Atta Mills
Personal details
Born(1953-07-01)July 1, 1953
Died(2017-12-21)December 21, 2017 (aged 64)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionJournalist

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]

Early life and career

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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

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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]

Personal life

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Duah was a Christian who worshipped with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. He was married with four children.[1]

Death

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Duah died at the 37 Military hospital on 21 December 2017.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Dua, Nii Nortey R." www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Greater Accra Region Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2012 Results – Ledzokuku Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Former Ledzokuku MP, Nii Nortey Dua passes on". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ^ "STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF HON. NIl NORTEY DUA" (PDF).