Clend Mawuko Sowu was a

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politician, soldier, member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana and

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for the Anlo Constituency. He also served as Minister of Works and Housing and Regional Minister of the

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...

during the

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government.

Early life

He hailed from Tegbi, near

Keta Keta is a coastal town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District. Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they ...

in the

and was a schooled at

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in Cape Coast.

Squadron Leader Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr in the RAF ; SQNLDR in the RAAF and RNZAF; formerly sometimes S/L in all services) is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is als ...

Sowu trained at the

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in 1958 as the first

parachutist. He enlisted in the Ghana Military Academy in 1961 and was commissioned into the Air Branch of the

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on December 4, 1962. He retired on September 18, 1973.

Education

He attended London University where he obtained his

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degree. He thereafter moved to Granfield College of Aeronautics and

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to obtain his Post-Graduate Certificates.

Political career

During his career as a politician and public office holder, he was a former Volta Regional Minister (1993), Minister of Works and Housing (1993-1994), He was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993 after he was pronounced winner at the

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 December 1992, the first since 1979. Voter turnout was just 28.1% amidst a boycott by opposition parties, who had claimed the preceding presidential elections in November – won by former military ...

held on 29 December 1992. and leading member of the NDC. He was the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

Death

He died on December 4, 2010, in his East Legon, Accra residence. He was 78 years old.

References

2010 deaths Place of birth missing Ghana Air Force personnel Mfantsipim School alumni Ghanaian MPs 1993–1997 Ghanaian MPs 1997–2001 National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians 1932 births Alumni of the University of London {{Ghana-politician-stub