David Kwaku Ziga was a
Ghanaian
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
politician and
potter. He was a member for parliament for the Afadzato constituency from 1965 to 1966, he was also the managing proprietor of Ziga Pottery and Ceramic Works.
Early life and education
Ziga was born on 20 April 1922 at Have Etoe in the
Afadzato South District,
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- ...
.
He had his early education at Agate E. P. Primary School and the E. P. Middle School in
Kpando
Kpando is a town and capital of Kpando Municipal District in the northern Volta Region of Ghana. It is near the north eastern arm of Lake Volta and the Togo border. Kpando is the fifty-fourth most populous place in Ghana, in terms of population, ...
.
He later proceeded to Achimota College to study Arts and Craft from 1940 to 1944.
In 1952 he won a government scholarship to study a two (2)- year pottery and ceramics programme at the North Staffordshire Technical College (now
Staffordshire University).
Career and politics
Ziga was seconded to the Local Authority Middle School in
Akwatia where he established a pottery and ceramic unit between 1946 and July 1948.
From August 1948 to 1951 he taught at Achimota College. After his stint as a teacher at Achimota College he founded a pottery and ceramic industry at Ve Koloenu in 1951.
Ziga became the member of parliament for the Afadzato constituency from June 1965 until the
Nkrumah government
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial ...
was overthrown in February 1966.
Personal life
His hobbies included lawn tennis and social welfare. He is deceased, but details are not known.
See also
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References
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1922 births
Year of death missing
Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966
Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians
20th-century Ghanaian politicians
Ghanaian artists
Ghanaian expatriates in the United Kingdom