Kobina Amua-Sekyi was a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the first parliament of the second Republic of Ghana. He represented the Ekumfi constituency under the membership of the Progress Party (PP). He is the father of Supreme Court Justice

Kweku Etrew Amua-Sekyi Kweku Etrew Amua-Sekyi (5 July 1933 – May 17, 2007) was a Ghanaian Supreme Court Judge. He served on the bench of the Supreme Court of the Gambia and the Supreme Court of Ghana. He was the chairman for the National Reconciliation Commission tha ...

Early life and education

Kobina was born on 6 May 1902. He attended Methodist School Saltpond. Where he obtained his Standard Seven, Civil Service Examination and later worked as a

Merchant A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as indust ...

and a Traditional ruler before going into Parliament.

Personal life

He was a Christian.

Politics

He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent his constituency in the Central Region of Ghana prior to the commencement of the

1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 August 1969, the first since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government. Voters elected the new 140-seat Parliament. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader of the ...

. He was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969, after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian election held on 26 August 1969.

References

1902 births Year of death missing Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972 Progress Party (Ghana) politicians {{Ghana-politician-stub